Siyaset Ekonomi ve Yönetim Araştırmaları Dergisi

Yazarlar: Seyithan Ahmet ATEŞ, Muradiye ATEŞ

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Anahtar Kelimeler:GreGrowth,Sustainability,Beyond GDP,Sosyo-ecological Transformation

Özet: Given the increase in consumption and population, acceleration in industrialization, along with the growing need for raw materials to meet the rising and differentiating human needs; world’s limited resources seems to be not enough to meet those needs in the near future in a sustainable manner. This challenge underlines the need for the profound transformation in current social and economic regime, and socioecological transformation consequently. In the light of these developments, the article asserts that existing developments make it mandatory for governments, including Turkey, to address the socio-ecological transformation by introducing appropriate strategies and tools. In this context, one of the main debates recently in the international science community was the need for an up-to-date development concept which covers environmental and human factors along with the financial growth. As a result of abovementioned discussion, concept of Green Growth has emerged with an aim to cope with the risks emerged after socio-ecological transformation and ensure the sustainable development while respecting environmental limits. With the help of multi-perspective analysis, the paper examines firstly the necessity and potential of green growth strategy for Turkey, and continue with the issues of application process of Green Growth strategy, analysis of proven examples from other developing countries, understanding the possible added-value of introduction of Green Growth policies in terms of economic and social progress. According to our analysis, introduction of a green growth strategy in Turkey encompasses various benefits including improvement in resource efficiency, meeting the requirements of international treaties and environmental limitations, creating new businesses and job opportunities, developments of new products and markets, introducing new solutions to social and environmental stresses, improving the country image, and offering new instruments to improve the human development and well-being. However, proven experiences highlight that implementation of green growth policies necessitates a comprehensive and long term commitment, and most importantly, a profound mindset transformation towards development including well-being and sustainability

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