However, Ozal’s neo-liberalist program included a gradualist program instead of a radical one. Privatization in Ozal era remained much more restricted than in Menem era in Argentina. Additionally, Ozal gave relatively less importance to the inflation. He believed that inflation is a cost of economic growth (Onis, 2004, pp. 113-114). In the aftermath of 1983, Ozal implemented a variety of economic decisions via laws and decrees in accordance with the 24 January Decisions. 24 January Decisions was introduced by Demirel government in 1980 and Ozal as the Acting Head of the State Planning Organization (SPO) and the Deputy Under-Secretary of the Prime Minister, was appointed as the key figure to implement the decisions (Onis, 2004, p. 116). 24 January Decisions aimed “to attain domestic and foreign equilibrium, reduce public sector deficits, combat inflation, maintain a free-market economy and accomplish the outward orientation of the economy with significant emphasis attached to export promotion” (Ilkin, 1991, pp. 89-90). In addition, Ozal gave a quite emphasis on enhancing the outward orientation of the economy (Onis, 1991, pp. 29-30). In the 5-year period between 1980 and 1985, Turkey experienced an export boom accompanied by a recovery in growth. There were both winners and losers of the Ozal’s economic model: exporters, financial capital and big family holdings were the major advantageous groups while urban workers and agricultural producers were the main disadvantageous groups of Ozal’s neopoulism in Turkey. considering decreasing in agricultural subsidies, Ozal’s neopopulism obviously favored the urban and ignored the rural
However, Ozal’s neo-liberalist program included a gradualist program instead of a radical one. Privatization in Ozal era remained much more restricted than in Menem era in Argentina. Additionally, Ozal gave relatively less importance to the inflation. He believed that inflation is a cost of economic growth (Onis, 2004, pp. 113-114). In the aftermath of 1983, Ozal implemented a variety of economic decisions via laws and decrees in accordance with the 24 January Decisions. 24 January Decisions was introduced by Demirel government in 1980 and Ozal as the Acting Head of the State Planning Organization (SPO) and the Deputy Under-Secretary of the Prime Minister, was appointed as the key figure to implement the decisions (Onis, 2004, p. 116). 24 January Decisions aimed “to attain domestic and foreign equilibrium, reduce public sector deficits, combat inflation, maintain a free-market economy and accomplish the outward orientation of the economy with significant emphasis attached to export promotion” (Ilkin, 1991, pp. 89-90). In addition, Ozal gave a quite emphasis on enhancing the outward orientation of the economy (Onis, 1991, pp. 29-30). In the 5-year period between 1980 and 1985, Turkey experienced an export boom accompanied by a recovery in growth. There were both winners and losers of the Ozal’s economic model: exporters, financial capital and big family holdings were the major advantageous groups while urban workers and agricultural producers were the main disadvantageous groups of Ozal’s neopoulism in Turkey. considering decreasing in agricultural subsidies, Ozal’s neopopulism obviously favored the urban and ignored the rural