Türkiye'de Kamu Açıklarının Oluşumunda Tarım Satış Kooperatifleri Birliklerinin Rolü ve Marmarabirlik Örneği (The Role of Agricultural Sales Cooperatives and Unions in the Formation of Budget Deficits in Turkey and the Marmarabirlik Example)

• Main Author: İsmail Muzaffer EREN
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dokuz Eylul University 2009-07-01
• Series: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
• Subjects: Agricultural Sales Cooperatives and Unions; Agricultural Support; Budget Deficits; Marmarabirlik.
• Online Access: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/dergi/cilt11.say%C4%B13/eren%2011.3.pdf

Agricultural sales cooperatives and unions that began their work in 1935 with the adoption of Law No 2834 made significant contributions to their producer members and the national economy in general in the first years. However changing circumstances and various economic fluctuations made it necessary to support agricultural sector and the agricultural sales cooperatives and unions were used actively in certain support policies because of the fact that they were organized among the producers. In time the subsidies in question caused the cooperatives and unions to be perceived as public institutions and governments started to play a more active role on them. Later the domination of the public influence continued and increased with certain legal arrangements being made for this purpose. The cooperatives and unions left behind their original purpose of establishment and as a result became a significant contributor to public deficits. The budgetary burden, deficits of support policies, choice of target segment, unfairness in income distribution, indifference to market conditions and obligations arising from the agreements signed brought to the agenda changes in support policies implemented through agricultural sales cooperatives and unions. In this paper the size of the damage cooperatives and unions that left behind their original purpose gave to the national economy is explained and Marmara Olive Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Union (Marmarabirlik) is analyzed as an example of the benefits these institutions would bring under correct policies.