The GATS and the Globalizing Public Services: The Case of Turkey and Turk Telekom

KIYAN Z., Yuksel H.

AMME IDARESI DERGISI, cilt.44, sa.1, ss.25-49, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: AMME IDARESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-49
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: GATS, public services, privatization, Turkey, telecommunication, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORK
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article attempts to explore the globalizing public services in the context of the GATS. As an abstraction requirement, it analyzes globalization of public services via focusing on the telecommunication section of the GATS. Turkey and Turk Telekom are examined as the concrete case of this process. The basic assumption of the article is that public services rendered by the nation-state are being left to free competitive market conditions, and this process is shaped mainly by external dynamics. Nevertheless, internal dynamics may affect the process as well.