Coskun Can Aktan
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Coşkun Can Aktan is an economist and a professor at the Faculty of Economics and Management at Dokuz Eylül University
in İzmir, Turkey. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Dokuz Eylul University and began teaching there in 1986, obtaining full professorship in 1996. Aktan is a leading expert on the privatization
of the Turkish economy
, analyzing and writing on the movement of Turkey
from a statist
to a market economy
from its early days, making Aktan an early and internationally known source of information on Turkey's move toward a market-based economy
.
He worked at several international research centers and universities including the Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University; Economics Department of the University of California (UCLA) ; International Social Sciences Institute of the University of Edinburgh and Institut für Allgemeine für Wirtschaftsforschung of the University of Freiburg (Germany) as a visiting scholar.
Aktan is a prolific writer and a regular contributor to scholarly journals in Turkey. His research ranges across many fields within social sciences, and includes works on Political Economy
and Public Choice.
Professor Aktan is currently the President of the Social Sciences Research Society (http://www.sobiad.org)
He is the founder and currently the Chairman of several conferences:
International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS)
http://www.icssconference.net
International Conference on eBusiness and eGovernment (ICEBEG)
http://www.icebeg.net
International Conference on Economics and Finance (ICEF)
http://www.icefconference.net
International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM)
http://www.icbmconference.net
The Annual Meeting on Law & Economics (Turkish)
http://www.hukukiktisatforumu.net
The Annual Meeting on Business, Management and Economics (Turkish)
http://www.yebko.net
Besides his academic career, Prof. Can Aktan is a really pioneer for many social responsibility projects and may deserve being called as "social entrepreneur."
Social responsibility projects initiated by Can Aktan
http://www.sobiad.org/KSS/kss.html
http://www.canaktan.net/canaktan_personal/aktanpersonal.htm
Dokuz Eylül University
Dokuz Eylül University is one of the preeminent universities in Turkey. It is located in İzmir, Turkey. It was founded in 1982 and is organized in 10 schools...
in İzmir, Turkey. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Dokuz Eylul University and began teaching there in 1986, obtaining full professorship in 1996. Aktan is a leading expert on the privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of the Turkish economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
, analyzing and writing on the movement of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
from a statist
Government-owned corporation
A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...
to a market economy
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
from its early days, making Aktan an early and internationally known source of information on Turkey's move toward a market-based economy
Market economy
A market economy is an economy in which the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system. This is often contrasted with a state-directed or planned economy. Market economies can range from hypothetically pure laissez-faire variants to an assortment of real-world mixed...
.
He worked at several international research centers and universities including the Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University; Economics Department of the University of California (UCLA) ; International Social Sciences Institute of the University of Edinburgh and Institut für Allgemeine für Wirtschaftsforschung of the University of Freiburg (Germany) as a visiting scholar.
Aktan is a prolific writer and a regular contributor to scholarly journals in Turkey. His research ranges across many fields within social sciences, and includes works on Political Economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
and Public Choice.
Professor Aktan is currently the President of the Social Sciences Research Society (http://www.sobiad.org)
He is the founder and currently the Chairman of several conferences:
International Conference on Social Sciences (ICSS)
http://www.icssconference.net
International Conference on eBusiness and eGovernment (ICEBEG)
http://www.icebeg.net
International Conference on Economics and Finance (ICEF)
http://www.icefconference.net
International Conference on Business and Management (ICBM)
http://www.icbmconference.net
The Annual Meeting on Law & Economics (Turkish)
http://www.hukukiktisatforumu.net
The Annual Meeting on Business, Management and Economics (Turkish)
http://www.yebko.net
Besides his academic career, Prof. Can Aktan is a really pioneer for many social responsibility projects and may deserve being called as "social entrepreneur."
Social responsibility projects initiated by Can Aktan
http://www.sobiad.org/KSS/kss.html
Printed works
For more detailed list of publications, please see:http://www.canaktan.net/canaktan_personal/aktanpersonal.htm