New public management and the strong mayor: the cases of Adana, Eskişehir and Şanlıurfa metropolitan municipalities /

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This thesis aims to comprehend political consequences of administrative reforms inspired by the new public management perspective in Turkey. Especially, it investigates how such reforms in the field of local government alter the profile and practice of top decision maker. It develops its arguments concentrating on the cases of Adana, Eskişehir and Şanlıurfa Metropolitan Municipality with an emphasis on the post-1980 developments in Turkey.

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Mayors., Local government., Municipal government., Public administration.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/25659

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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H. D. Köse, “New public management and the strong mayor: the cases of Adana, Eskişehir and Şanlıurfa metropolitan municipalities /,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2016.