YEREL EKONOMİK KALKINMADA TEMEL İLKELER VE FAALİYETLER

Year 2026, Volume: 28 Issue: 51 , 63 - 82 , 20.04.2026

Ahmet Kadiroğlu , Esra Sena Türko

https://doi.org/10.18493/kmusekad.1592948

https://izlik.org/JA85NR84TJ

Abstract

Yerel ekonomik kalkınma (YEK) süreci, yerel aktörler arasında yönetişim ilkesi doğrultusunda sürdürülebilir politika ve stratejilerin belirlendiği, yerel düzeyde ekonomik gelişmenin sağlanması için beşeri, sosyal ve kurumsal sermayenin geliştirilmesi yönünde çabaların sarf edildiği, yerel aktörler arasında işbirliği ilişkileri ve ağ faaliyetlerinin kurulduğu bir kalkınma sürecidir. Sıralanan bu süreç içerisinde kullanılan bazı ilkeler, kavramlar ve faaliyetler YEK teorik çerçevesi içinde özellikle vurgulanır ve YEK’in uygulanması ve başarısı için hayati öneme sahiptir. YEK, yerel aktörler arasında yönetişim ilkesine göre kurulmuş ilişkiler öngörür ve bu ilkeye göre tüm aktörlerin katılımıyla sürdürülebilir YEK politika, strateji ve araçları tasarlanır. Sürdürülebilirlik ilkesi YEK’in yerel kaynaklar ile kendini devam ettirebilmesi açısından önemlidir. YEK politika ve stratejileri, yerel düzeyde ekonomik gelişme sağlamak için sosyal, beşeri ve kurumsal sermayenin geliştirilmesi yönünde faaliyetler içerir. Bu araştırmada, YEK literatüründe sıklıkla vurgulanan ve YEK’in başarısı için önemli olduğu belirtilen ilke ve faaliyetler derleme niteliğinde bir çalışma ile araştırılmış ve bir arada sunulmuştur. Bu çalışma, bir derleme makalesinin özelliklerini benimsemektedir. Bu ilke ve faaliyetleri YEK’in teorik çerçevesi içinde sistematik olarak inceleyerek, çalışmanın gelecekteki araştırmalar için kavramsal bir temel sağlaması ve hem araştırmacılar hem de politika yapıcılar için bir referans görevi görmesi beklenmektedir.

Keywords

Yerel Ekonomik Kalkınma , YEK Faaliyetleri , YEK’in ilkeleri , Yerel Kalkınma , Bölgesel Ekonomi

ESSENTIAL PRINCIPALS AND KEY ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

https://izlik.org/JA85NR84TJ

Abstract

Local economic development (LED) is a development process, in which sustainable policies and strategies are developed by local actors in accordance with the principle of governance, efforts are made to enhance human, social, and institutional capital to achieve local economic growth, and cooperation relationships and networking activities are established among local actors. Certain principles, concepts, and activities utilized within this process are given particular emphasis within the theoretical framework of LED and are crucial for its implementation and success. LED envisions relationships established among local actors based on the principle of governance, and sustainable LED policies, strategies, and tools are developed with the participation of all actors. The principle of sustainability is important for the self-continuity of LED by making use of local resources. LED policies and strategies involve activities aiming to improve social, human, and institutional capital to achieve economic development. The present study investigates and brings together the principles and activities that are frequently emphasized in the LED literature and considered important for the success of LED, within the scope of a review study. This study adopts the characteristics of a review article. By systematically examining these principles and activities within the theoretical framework of LED, the study is expected to provide a conceptual foundation for future research and serve as a reference for both researchers and policymakers.

Keywords

Local Economic Development , LED Activities , Principles of LED , Local Development , Regional Economics

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