Neoliberal recipies to the post- conflict Bosnia- Herzegovina : the case of privatizations

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2011

Author

Gültekin, Volkan

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The thesis analyzes the effects of post-war reconstruction on Bosnian politics, economy and society by focusing on the privatization process. To this end, the strategies followed by local and international actors are examined critically within the context of the globally dominant neoliberal paradigm. This thesis argues that the privatization process has made the realization of the Dayton vision for Bosnian peace- and state-building difficult by strengthening nationalist-extremist local elites, contributing to the creation of pseudo-feudal structures at the local level, and helping accelerate ethnic homogenization on territorial basis. For the international actors, these have been considered to be acceptable risks as long as privatization of strategic sectors is kept insulated and the non-interrupted implementation of the neoliberal programme is ensured.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613084/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20378

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis