Kamu Sektörünün Hacmi: Türkiye-Avrupa Birliği Karşılaştırması

Öz: Literatürde yer alan pek çok çalışma kamu hacminin ölçülmesinde farklı göstergelerden yararlanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı ele alınan göstergelere bağlı olarak bulguların değişip değişmediğinin test edilmesidir. Bu amaçla Türkiye ve Avrupa Birliği ülkeleri ele alınmış, istatistiksel verilerden yararlanılarak kamu hacimleri karşılaştırılmış ve gösterge seçiminin sonuçları etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Ek olarak kamu kesiminin hacmindeki değişmeyi açıklayan teorik tartışmalar irdelenerek; farklı yaklaşımların Türkiye ve Avrupa Birliği ülkelerinde gözlemlenen fiili durumlarla uyumluluğu araştırılmıştır. Sonuç olarak kamu kurumlarının kamu kesiminin hacmini etkilemediğini vurgulayan teorik değerlendirmelerin, kamu hacminin göstergesi olarak vergi gelirlerinin kullanılması durumunda Türkiye için geçerli olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Optimal kamu hacmi, azalan verimler yasası.

The Size of Public Sector: A Comparison of Turkey and the European Union Countries

Abstract: Many studies in literature have used different indicators for measuring the size of public sector. This study aims to test whether results vary or not based on indicators employed. To this end, Turkey and the European Union countries are considered, their public sector sizes have been compared based on statistical data, and it has been confirmed that the choice of indicator affects the results. In addition, the theoretical discussions that explain the change in the size of public sector have been examined, and the compatibility of different approaches with the actual situations observed in Turkey and European Union countries has been investigated. Lastly, it has been concluded that theoretical evaluations, which assume that public institutions do not affect the size of the public sector do not apply to Turkey in case tax revenues are employed as an indicator of the size of public sector.

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