Güven Sak, PhD
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US should not perpetuate the Iraq attitude at the G20
Fund flows complicate national economic policy targets. The crisis started to turn the suggested measures considered heterodox in the past into a piece of the economic…
Which size is it?
Here in Turkey, we are obsessed with size. 'Mine beats yours' style has always been popular in this territory. Here in Turkey, we are obsessed with size. 'Mine beats…
Entrepreneurship in Turkey must be democratized
Common perception here suggests one becomes an entrepreneur only if there is no other option. Global Entrepreneurship Week continues with events held in almost a hundred…
Until when the Tea Party continues?
Tea Party now waits for the transformation of complaint-driven energy to policy recommendations. How shall we assess the Tea Party movement in the US? There are two…
Why does not the cost of Internet fall?
The decision for the practice got lost within the bureaucracy of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) and the Ministry of Finance. Have you…
How Deng Xiaoping was mistaken?
China's integration into the global world economy was the biggest project of the twentieth century. When he initiated the reformation process in China, the target of…
Three Turks hardly make a French
The way to achieve rapid growth in Turkey is to improve urban labour productivity. OK, I do not know how to start. And it is not politically correct to say 'Turk' with a…
Are you aware of the difference in growth process?
A factor which facilitated structural economic growth in Turkey is about to fade out or it will soon fade out. In 1961, the year I was born, approximately 32 percent of…
If it is OK when it is the US, why is it not when it is China?
We are going through an unprecedented period: from exchange rate wars to raw material wars! China's blocking the export of rare earth minerals to Japan in order to exert…
Tea Party in the US, Strike in France. What about Turkey?
Though seem different at first instance, the reactions in the two sides of the ocean are quite alike. It appears that the crisis and the developments aftermaths lead to…
What has changed in Turkey since 2001?
I do not see any alternative, mission-driven new capital. When I left the old Radikal daily, it was the year 2001. It was a period of crisis. After a nine-year break, I…
How many hours does it take to ride from Ramallah to Beytullahim?
There is no outright answer to this question. This is what our friend Musa told us last week. If you check it on the map, the distance between Ramallah and Beytullahim…