Information Package / Course Catalogue
Regional Economy
Course Code: ECO423
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to improve the student’s ability to analyze regional economy through examining theoretical approach to the course and policies of regional economy.

Course Content

Tools of Mitigation Policies for Interregional Development Differences, Turkey and AB

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the theoretical approaches in this field.
2.Analyzes the term of economic space within the framework of the models taught and interprets the causes of regional development disparities in different countries.
3.Evaluates regional development disparities in Turkey and in some other countries.
4.Explain the transition from point economy to space economy and theories of establishment place within this scope.
5.Explain the concept and types of the region and the reasons of regional differences.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Zeynel DİNLER, Bölgesel İktisat, Ekin Kitabevi, 10. Baskı, Bursa, 2014.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Spatial Analysis at Economic Thought
Week 2 - Theoretical
Location Selection Decisions of Enterprises as a Cause of Spatial Distribution of Activities
Week 3 - Theoretical
Economic Area and Tri-Zone Concept
Week 4 - Theoretical
Interregional Development Differences as a Result of Economic Development
Week 5 - Theoretical
Interregional Social and Economic Development Differences in Turkey
Week 6 - Theoretical
Interregional Social and Economic Development Differences in Turkey
Week 7 - Theoretical
Tools of Mitigation Policies for Interregional Development Differences
Week 8 - Theoretical
Tools of Mitigation Policies for Interregional Development Differences
Week 9 - Theoretical
Mitigation Policies for Interregional Development Differences in Some Countries and European Union
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Tools for Reducing Interregional Development Differences in Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Tools for Reducing Interregional Development Differences in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
The Theory of Development Poles
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Creation of Development Poles
Week 14 - Theoretical
New Industrial Focal Points and ‘The Anatolian Tigers’
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Reading140228
Individual Work140342
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination121122
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
3
2
4
2
3
2
OÇ-2
4
3
3
3
4
2
OÇ-3
3
2
4
2
3
2
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026