Özet:

The development agencies adopt a sense from below to above as new institutions responsible for regional development. This is why it supports localization instead of centralization. The aim of the study is to determine in which direction the development agencies, which are representatives of a new management understanding in Turkey, which has a centralized tradition, are moving in the central-local bilateral. Research methods were used in the study. The study was selected as a sample event study and as a sample the Western Mediterranean, Eastern Anadolu, Fırat and Southern Marmara Development Agencies were identified. For the purpose of obtaining the research data, the method of examination of the document was used. For this purpose, the activity reports of the development agencies identified as a sample have been examined. The agency’s activity reports were coded with the subject-sub-theme system created by the study of Law No. 5449 and the data obtained by coding were analyzed. The results of the analysis were compared with the recommendation "The determination of the central actors in the Development Agencies established in Turkey is greater than the local actors". As a result of the comparison, the agency’s determination of the center was higher in its decisions. In order for the agencies to work more effectively, it is necessary to reduce the determination of the center and activate local actors.

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