"Pipeline Politics and Turkey
Hasan Selim Ozertem
Tuesday , 31 July 2007
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Sustainable growth and reaching a natural rate of unemployment -that would not cause social unrest- have always been desirable targets for a country. These two concepts are highly correlated with each other. It is hard to talk about a low unemployment rate or social welfare in the times of instability. On the other hand, stability in inputs of an economy is sine qua non for sustainable growth. In this context, energy security has always been high on the agenda since the 20th century."
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