Abstract
Although there seems to be a positive relationship between urbanization levels and development levels in terms of provinces in Turkey, this relationship is not clear. This paper suggests that in the cities with high export volumes, the positive relationship between urbanization and economic development is clearer. The aim of this study may be summarized as an attempt to explain the development in provinces in Turkey in terms of exports and to suggest fiscal policies in order encourage development. For that purpose, the dominant export sectors in provinces are examined, and expectations about their future development are discussed. It is observed that the dominant export sectors are freer from their locations in more developed provinces. In order to promote production and exports in less advantaged regions, government may choose to increase public investment directly or private investment by using different fiscal instruments such as tax exceptions and tax allowances.
Highlights
I do not deny the importance of these factors, but this paper focuses on another possible determinant of economic development: some features of the production or export structure of the economy may affect its capability to overcome possible risks
Individuals prefer to live in cities or urban areas due to some advantages resulting from high population density and concentration
The previous section listed the benefits of cities, but there are costs to city living that can impact economic development
Summary
The world is more urban than rural nowadays. Individuals prefer to live in cities or urban areas due to some advantages resulting from high population density and concentration. As can be seen from the figure, urban population growth in Turkey has been positive; people prefer to live in cities in Turkey just as in the rest of the world. The second impact of the Industrial Revolution on the location of cities was the emergence of agglomeration cities These cities are not dependent on their locations as are logistic cities; instead, they contribute to the development of their locations through increasing productivity as some endogenous growth models [19,20,21]suggest.
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