Dilemmas and Trilemmas of Turkish Policies in the QE Era
Introduction
Following every round of quantitative easing (QE) by the US Federal reserve, the Brazilian finance minister Guido Mantega, has warned of trade and currency...
Are Derivatives the Source Of 2008 Global Crisis?
Abstract
Derivative instruments, which originated for hedging purposes at the beginning, have gained further popularity with the usage of them as financial leverage. Rather than...
Question Marks in Urban Transformation
Indicative Abstract
The full text of this article has been published in Turkish
Introduction
The problem of poor construction is a known fact that is why the...
Spatial Transformations in Istanbul
In the spring of 2011 Turkish Prime-Minister Erdoğan organised a press conference and announced with – even to his standards – exceptional bombast his...
Recurrent Disappointment: Wage Inequality in Turkey
For many, the New Year bears hopeful prospects, but not for the Confederation of Revolutionary Trade Unions (DISK) in Turkey. Assuming the government would...