Sectoral Inequalities and Relations With The Digital Divide in Turkey

Year 2017, Volume: 25 Issue: 32, 31 - 50, 15.04.2017

Hüseyin Fidan , Halil Şen

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.286828

Abstract

Inequalities are the leading factors that effect the social and economic structure negatively. In the context of inequalities, personal, regional and global dimensions of income differences are investigated, rarely sectoral analysis in researches. Aim of the study is that determining of intersectoral and intrasectoral inequality levels and relations by using indicators of number of employees, wages, production value, added value as well as having computers, internet usage and having web page. Gini method has been used to calculate the level of inequalities and in correlation analysis to determine relationships between inequalities. In analysis result, It was found that maximum intersectoral inequality level is in production value and the lowest in computer usage.

Keywords

Information systems, sectoral inequalities, digital divide, Lorenz curve, Gini coefficients

Türkiye’de Sektörel Eşitsizlikler ve Sayısal Bölünme İlişkisi

Abstract

Eşitsizlikler sosyal ve ekonomik yapıyı olumsuz etkileyen faktörlerin başında gelmektedir. Eşitsizlikler bağlamında kişisel, bölgesel ve küresel boyutta, gelir eşitsizliklerin incelendiği araştırmalarda, sektörel analizlere nadiren rastlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, çalışan sayısı, ücretler, üretim değeri ve katma değer göstergelerinin yanı sıra bilgisayar ve internet kullanımları ile web sayfası sahipliğinde, sektörler arası ve sektör içi eşitsizlik düzeylerinin ve eşitsizlikler arası ilişkilerin belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Eşitsizlik seviyelerinin belirlenmesinde Gini yöntemi, eşitsizlikler arasındaki ilişkileri belirlemek için korelasyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda sektörler arası eşitsizliklerin en fazla üretim değerlerinde, en düşük bilgisayar kullanımlarında olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

Bilişim sistemleri, sektörel eşitsizlikler, sayısal bölünme, Lorenz eğrisi, Gini katsayıları

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