THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE TWELVE MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND TURKEY

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to compare the human and gender-related development indices’ results of the twelve members of the European Union to Turkey’s results. Besides, this study is to recommend some policies to the countries above to improve human development at the conclusion if necessary. The contribution of this paper to the existing literature is to present a comparative perspective to the readers about the reflection of the human and gender development between the selected countries of the European Union and Turkey

Keywords

• capability, gender, income, inequality, European Union, poverty, Turkey

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