Τετάρτη 29 Μαΐου 2013

Why Turkey is Thriving

NEW YORK – A recent visit to Turkey reminded me of its enormous economic successes during the last decade. The economy has grown rapidly, inequality is declining, and innovation is on the rise.
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Turkey’s achievements are all the more remarkable when one considers its neighborhood. Its neighbors to the west, Cyprus and Greece, are at the epicenter of the eurozone crisis. To the southeast is war-torn Syria, which has already disgorged almost 400,000 refugees into Turkey. To the east lie Iraq and Iran. And to the northeast lie Armenia and Georgia. If there is a more complicated neighborhood in the world, it would be difficult to find it.

Read more at http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/inside-the-turkish-economic-miracle-by-jeffrey-d--sachs#uvS7KdlkdWzgvuLC.99 

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