THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURAL ECONOMY IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES: TRB2 REGION AND VAN CITY

Abstract

In this study, the development problem of TRB2 Region and Van City is tried to be examined from the cultural economy. Accordingly, the financial support and grant schemes provided by the regional actors The Eastern Anatolia Development Agency (EADA) at the national level and the European Union (EU) at the international level to the TRB2 region and Van City were examined. Investments/subsidies/grants have been assessed on cultural investment and human scale. These were evaluated by the actors' own corporate classification, the international standard sector classification of all economic activities, cultural economy classification and human development index. In the research, the effects of active actors on the development of TRB2 Region and Van City in the period between 2004-2015, which sectors they gave priority in the development of TRB2 Region and Van City, the roles they assigned to TRB2 Region and Van City, the similarities and differences between their own institutional classification and the cultural economy and human development index classifications are aimed to be determined. As a result, the European Union (EU) has given priority to investments in social and human development within the framework of regional development policies. The Eastern Anatolia Development Agency (EADA), on the other hand, has adopted a growth model approach that includes different sectors.