A Retrospective View of the Turkish Rural Urban Development Policies and the Case of the Village Towns

National market location, income levels and urban–rural inequality in China

“…While criticising its shortcomings, researchers have used the von Thünen model to develop new approaches (e.g. Hsu, 1997;Egan and Nield, 2000;Wang, 2001;Fafchamps and Shilpi, 2003;Veeck et al, 2003;Marin, 2005;Hanink and Cromley, 2005). Liu (1999; incorporated labour location into the von Thünen model and applied it to the spatial patterns of conservation and land quality.…”

Relations between rural development projects and urban migration: the Köykent Project in Turkey

“…Since agriculture and husbandry are still vital parts of the Turkish economy, this trend causes increase in the agricultural products price on the one hand, as rural places lose population. On the other hand, decreasing agricultural production results in an increase in the share of agricultural products among overall imports (ÖZDEN & MENDES, 2005 (TAS & LIGHTFOOT, 2005) and the result of in-migration to urban areas was unplanned urbanization.…”

“…There have not been many popular policies in Turkey related to rural development (MARIN, 2005). In the third Five-Year Development Plan covering the years 1973-1977, two important new approaches to rural development were introduced.…”