M. Metin Başbay

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M. Metin Basbay is a Researcher at TRT World. His research mostly focuses on economic policy in the context of underdeveloped and developing countries. Metin holds a BA in Economics and a BA in Sociology, both from Bogazici University and is currently a PhD candidate in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge where he also completed his MPhil in Economics.
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Biden’s Economic Plan: A Paradigm Change in American Economic Policy?

Economy & Trade
With the Biden administration, the “defeatist view” that governments cannot counter the forces of automation and globalisation may be tested. With Biden’s election, the US...

Is China Creating Debt Traps in the Developing World?

Asia
This discussion paper looks into China’s financial relations with developing countries in recent years, amid claims that Beijing is using “debt-trap diplomacy” to its...

How the Fight over Covid-19 Vaccines will Shape Global Inequality

Discussion Paper
This discussion paper argues that unless there is a strong and well-coordinated international cooperation effort, the Covid-19 vaccination process will lead to more economic...

The Neo-Liberal Roots of ‘Trumpism’: American Economic Policy in the Post-Trump Era

Discussion Paper
Given the long-term trends of the American economy, the Trump presidency is not the cause but a symptom of deep underlying maladies afflicting American...

The G20 Summit in Saudi Arabia: Expectations and Realities

Economy & Trade
The Covid-19 pandemic, as a once-in-a-lifetime crisis that has impacted the entire world, represents the ultimate test for the G20. The 15th summit of the...

Rethinking Islam and the West: A New Narrative for the Age of Crises

Book Reviewed
In this book, Ahmed Paul Keeler examines the worldview, until comparatively recently unquestioned, of ever continuing human progress. The author directly connects the present...

Financing the Pandemic: The Political Economy of Rising Government Debt

Discussion Paper
This discussion paper advances the idea that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a seismic event for government economic policies around the world. This paper advances...
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