Open AccessThe Policy and Efficiency Analysis of EU Pre-Accession Funds in Turkey
Author(s) -
Arzu Tektas,
Aslı Deniz Helvacıoğlu Kuyucu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lex localis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1855-363X
pISSN - 1581-5374
DOI - 10.4335/8.2.161-183(2010
Subject(s) - accession , additionality , corporate governance , general partnership , business , eu countries , regional science , economic system , political science , economics , international trade , european union , public economics , finance , geography
This article focuses on multi level governance (MLG) in Turkey by examining EU pre-accession funds by developing an interdisciplinary, multidimensional approach integrating vertical and horizontal relations at different levels of governance with the main principles (concentration; programming; partnership and additionality) of EU structural funds. It analyzes the dual governance structure on the efficient utilization of EU funds allocated to 191 municipality and local authority projects executed under two calls covering seven NUTS II regions and twenty cities in Turkey and demonstrates the differences in efficiency levels by using an empirical approach. Results show that pre-accession funds promote the formation of an EU-model MLG structure by generating new forms of relations among the authorities at different levels.
KEYWORDS: • multi-level governance • efficiency analysis • DEA • EU pre-accession funds • Turkey