Transportation bears critical importance for economic, social, cultural, and military activities. Depending on its historical and geographical circumstances and its socioeconomic status, every country develops its own combination of modes of transportation. In Turkey, the largest share of the weight in passenger and cargo transportation is assumed by highways. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate to what extent the General Directorate of Highways (the GDH), the main actor responsible for highway transportation services, can fulfill this mission structurally and operationally; in other words, to assess its institutional capacity. The study reviews and contrasts four strategic plans involving assessments of the organization’s institutional capacity. The main finding obtained is that the institutional capacity of the GDH is not proportional to its duty load. While the issues concerning institutional capacity are well-known, the measures and efforts to eliminate them are limited and remain insufficient. It is concluded that due to a number of internal and external reasons, the policies that prioritize highways will be sustained in the years to come. In order to increase the quality of highway services, it is therefore crucial to enrich and add to the efforts that aim to improve the institutional capacity of the GDH.
Transportation general directorate of highways capacity ınstitutional capacity strategic planning
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | December 28, 2020 |
Submission Date | August 18, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 |