Abstract:

Poverty is an important problem that all world economies are focusing on today. It is one of the important economic problems that need to be solved, although its effects are experienced in different dimensions in developed and underdeveloped countries. Policies implemented by central governments in the fight against poverty are extremely important. However, it is known that municipalities, as local governments, have undertaken important duties with the spread of the social state understanding in recent years. The concept of social municipality comes to the fore in providing economic support to those in need, eliminating social problems, and ensuring that people live in a peaceful and safe environment of welfare. Therefore, in addition to the main duties of the municipalities, policies and practices for combating the problem of poverty come to the fore in accordance with the principle of social municipality. Due to their local status, municipalities play a more active role in improving the services provided and making social improvements in many areas by using the advantage of being close to the public. Therefore, in this study, the policies implemented by Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality in the fight against poverty are examined by considering the budget, annual reports, strategic planning reports and financial analysis reports. As in many of the local governments, it has been observed that the efforts to combat poverty in Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality are more intense after the poverty has occurred, and more in-kind and cash aids are provided to those in need. In addition, it has been observed that there is not enough share from the budget in the fight against poverty, there is not enough expert personnel, there is a lack of coordination and therefore the efficiency in the fight is not at the desired level.

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