1st Edition

Economic Populism and Institutional Reform

By Emre Ünal Copyright 2025
224 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In response to the global crises in recent decades, many countries – both developed and developing economies – have resorted to populist forms of economic policy instead of undertaking meaningful institutional change. This book explores two forms of economic populism in particular (wage populism and exchange rate populism) and demonstrates that these types of policies result in high... Read more

1 Introduction

2 Institutional economics and its forms

3 Political economic approaches to power: Commons and Veblen

4 What is populism?

5 Forms of economic populism

6 Rising economic populism in Argentina and Türkiye

7 The nexus between economic populism and political aspects

8 Crises and policies

9 Economic populism from the 2000s

10 Why is there economic populism?

11 Conclusion

Index

Biography

Emre Ünal obtained his bachelor's degree from the Department of Economics at Istanbul University. He also pursued a master's degree in economic theory, with specific emphasis on the institutional aspect. He successfully obtained his PhD from the Department of Economics at Kyoto University. Presently, he holds the position of associate professor at Firat University, specifically in the Department of Economics, located in Türkiye. While evaluating the book, he dedicated a portion of his time as a research fellow at the Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu University, Japan. He was employed at various universities and made visits to numerous institutions. He conducted research on growth models and institutional reforms, focusing on nations in East Asia and Europe. His areas of study include institutional economics, input-output analysis, East Asian economies, new technologies, energy economics, and financial economics. He authored publications in prestigious academic journals. He analyzes the institutional aspects within the framework of the global context. He tries to discover novel regulations aimed at mitigating economic obstacles. He proposes that conflicts within the market can be identified via institutional reforms.