The Quest for a New International Aid Architecture The Turkish E

This book examines Turkey’s success within international development cooperation and how this could create a framework for a new international aid architecture. Turkey has become a world leader in humanitarian assistance and shared an extraordinary burden

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The Quest for a New International Aid Architecture The Turkish Experience

The Quest for a New International Aid Architecture

Hatice Karahan

The Quest for a New International Aid Architecture The Turkish Experience

Hatice Karahan Department of Economics and Finance Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul, Turkey

ISBN 978-3-030-50441-0 ISBN 978-3-030-50442-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50442-7 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

“To those who have dedicated themselves to humanity…”

Preface

I am wrapping this book up in early 2020, at the time of the prevailing coronavirus crisis around the globe. Within just a few months, the world has oddly become a place where life has become intertwined with death for everyone. Amid tens of thousands of losses and countless desperate scenes, this extraordinary calamity has reminded nations of the longneglected value of humanity. Another message that has emerged from the pandemic has been the significance of the need for solid development across the globe. In a setting where even certain developed countries are suffering from the insufficiency of medical capacity against such a massive disaster, the case for the whole world is certainly threatening. There is no doubt that this outlook heightens the critical importance of international solidarity. Can the world achieve it, at least during such a common tragedy? This is yet to be answered. The desperate need for genuine international cooperation was, in fact, my departure point in 2019 for deciding to write this book. Adopting huma