V. Congress of Liberal Economists
12-13 June 2004, Ankara

12 June 2004, Saturday

Opening Remarks

• Selahattin Togay, Association for Liberal Thinking
• Belma Bağdat, Friedrich Naumann Foundation

I. Session Ricardo, Free Trade and Current Protectionist Arguments

Chair: Prof. Dr. Atilla Yayla, Gazi University

Speakers: 

• Assoc.Prof.Dr. Mustafa Acar, Kırıkkale Uni.
• Asst.Prof.Dr. Sait Akman, Marmara University

Discussion  

II. Session Public Choice Theory and the Government Failure

Chair: Dr. Birol Kovancılar, Celalbayar University 

Speakers: 

• Dr. Aziz Turhan, Balıkesir University 
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Mahmut Bilen, Sakarya Uni.

Discussion  

III. Session Privatization and Sugar Factories

Chair: Prof. Dr. Hanifi Aslan, Uludağ University

Speakers: 

• Dr. Sevinç Demirci  
• Asst. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Atilla Acar, SDÜ
• Hasan Alkan, Vice Director of Public Sugar Factories

Discussion  

13 June 2004, Sunday

IV. Session Entrepreneurship in the Turkish History

Chair: Prof. Dr. Erdal Türkkan, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom

Speakers: 

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Birol Çetin, GOP University
• Asst. Prof.Dr. Abdülkadir Buluş, Selçuk Uni.

Discussion  

V. Session Globalization and the Arguments on the “New Economy”

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahadır Akın, Selçuk Uni.

Speakers: 

• Asst.Prof. Dr. Oğul Zengingönül, Dokuzeylül Uni.
• Asst.Prof. Dr. Alev Söylemez, Gazi University

Discussion  

General Remarks

Closure