Güven Sak, PhD
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Why has Turkey not been able to create a Hyundai?
We are designing incentive systems so that a few non-professionals can find jobs. They are designing incentive systems to create world champions. Another question left…
Is the presidency a priority?
Turkey needs a debate on the structure of its executive branch: the sooner the better. With or without Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the discussion about the…
Turkey is different from Asia in a negative way
Estimates suggest that Turkey will be the only country in the Asia-Pacific region where growth will be halved and inflation will increase by 50 percent. You all know…
How to move from destruction to construction?
You need a small team and independent action for destruction. For construction, however, these are not enough. Paul Krugman’s new book End This Depression Now has been…
Greece upgraded, Turkey downgraded?
Turkey’s powerful record does not change the fact that its economy is now highly vulnerable to sudden shifts. Standard & Poor’s has downgraded Turkey. It has not changed…
Dani Rodrik was right again
The nation-state or national decision-making mechanism cannot go together with democracy and globalization. Dani Rodrik is a Turkish economist and a professor at the…
What the hell have they been doing there for ten hours?
It is of significance that the constitution-making process started with the Constitution Platform Citizens’ Assemblies, the biggest event for deliberative democracy in…
Banking, but not saving
Turks don’t like to borrow from financial institutions, but do like the credit cards those institutions give out. They have bank accounts, but they don’t save. That’s…
Does Turkey need high-speed train service between Ankara and Istanbul?
Steps tailored to enhance the connection between Konya and Ankara are more important than those to connect Istanbul to Ankara. Is Turkey’s transportation priority…
When the Russians did first climb the Everest?
When it comes to entrepreneurship, we belong to the school of “first succeed, then we'll talk.” The height of Mount Everest is 8,848 meters. Climbing Everest is a dream…
Why do the Turks just not save?
A stronger domestic savings base requires a coherent urbanization strategy. What’s the main difference between Turkey and China? Simple. China is a high-growth country…
If you spend recklessly, you will end up giving the shirt off your back.
The irresponsible actions of the administration that put healthcare professionals in front of patients cost Dr. Ersin Aslan his life. Any practice of populism leads to a…