TIME BANKS AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH IN SOLUTION OF SOCIAL POLICY PROBLEMS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURKEY

Saniye Küçük Aksu; Mükrem Ilgıt Aksu

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TIME BANKS AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH IN SOLUTION OF SOCIAL POLICY PROBLEMS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURKEY

Authors:

Saniye Küçük Aksu | Mükrem Ilgıt Aksu

Publisher:

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Main Topics:

Çalışma Ekonomisi | Demografi (Diğer)

Journal:

Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.103-118

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001339951

pISSN:

2564-6931

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Abstract:

 Time banks, offered as an alternative to the capitalist systems valuation of money, use time as a medium of exchange and argue that time is priceless. In this system, members earn time credits by performing tasks using their skills and abilities. This model is based on mutual cooperation and community awareness. Since the 1980s, the number of time banks has grown, playing key roles in tasks such as elderly and child care, which are often undervalued in capitalist economies. In developed countries, time banks address social policy issues for groups like the unemployed, disabled, elderly, and women. Members feel better as they view services as mutual, not as debts. This study aims to explore the potential roles of time banks in addressing Turkeys socioeconomic problems. The study concludes that although time banks have not yet been fully implemented in Turkey, they could offer solutions to social inequality and exclusion issues faced by disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly, disabled, women, NEET youth, and migrants. The importance of the study is that the types discussed in the literature as an alternative solution to solving the social and economic issues of time banks can be found limited.

 Time banks, offered as an alternative to the capitalist systems valuation of money, use time as a medium of exchange and argue that time is priceless. In this system, members earn time credits by performing tasks using their skills and abilities. This model is based on mutual cooperation and community awareness. Since the 1980s, the number of time banks has grown, playing key roles in tasks such as elderly and child care, which are often undervalued in capitalist economies. In developed countries, time banks address social policy issues for groups like the unemployed, disabled, elderly, and women. Members feel better as they view services as mutual, not as debts. This study aims to explore the potential roles of time banks in addressing Turkeys socioeconomic problems. The study concludes that although time banks have not yet been fully implemented in Turkey, they could offer solutions to social inequality and exclusion issues faced by disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly, disabled, women, NEET youth, and migrants. The importance of the study is that the types discussed in the literature as an alternative solution to solving the social and economic issues of time banks can be found limited.

 Time banks, offered as an alternative to the capitalist systems valuation of money, use time as a medium of exchange and argue that time is priceless. In this system, members earn time credits by performing tasks using their skills and abilities. This model is based on mutual cooperation and community awareness. Since the 1980s, the number of time banks has grown, playing key roles in tasks such as elderly and child care, which are often undervalued in capitalist economies. In developed countries, time banks address social policy issues for groups like the unemployed, disabled, elderly, and women. Members feel better as they view services as mutual, not as debts. This study aims to explore the potential roles of time banks in addressing Turkeys socioeconomic problems. The study concludes that although time banks have not yet been fully implemented in Turkey, they could offer solutions to social inequality and exclusion issues faced by disadvantaged groups, such as the elderly, disabled, women, NEET youth, and migrants. The importance of the study is that the types discussed in the literature as an alternative solution to solving the social and economic issues of time banks can be found limited.

 Kapitalist sistemin paraya biçtiği değere bir alternatif olarak sunulan zaman bankaları, zamanı bir değişim aracı olarak kullanan ve zamanın paha biçilemez olduğunu savunan topluluk para birimlerinden biridir. Bir üyenin kendi beceri ve yeteneklerini kullanarak yerine getirdiği görev karşılığında bir zaman kredisi kazandığı bu sistemin temelinde, karşılıklı yardımlaşma ve topluluk bilincine sahip olma isteği yatmaktadır. 1980li yıllardan itibaren sayıları giderek artan zaman bankaları, kapitalizmin ekonomik olarak değer biçmediği yaşlı ve çocuk bakımı gibi görevlerin yerine getirilmesinde önemli roller üstlenmektedir. Gelişmiş ülkelerde, zaman bankalarına işsizler, engelliler, yaşlılar ve kadınlar gibi grupların karşılaştığı sosyal politika sorunlarının çözümünde başvurulduğu görülmektedir. Zaman bankası üyeleri, aldıkları hizmetlerin karşılıklı olduğunu bildikleri için minnettarlık duygusu yaşamadan kendilerini daha iyi hissetmektedirler. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Türkiyedeki sosyoekonomik sorunların çözümüne yönelik zaman bankalarına düşebilecek sorumlulukları belirlemektir. Çalışma sonucunda, Türkiyede henüz tam olarak uygulanmamış olsa da, zaman bankalarının yaşlılar, engelliler, kadınlar, ne eğitim ne istihdamda olan NEET gençler, göçmen ve mülteciler gibi dezavantajlı grupların karşılaştığı toplumsal eşitsizlik ve dışlanma sorunlarına çözüm olabileceği sonucuna varılmıştır. Çalışmanın önemi, literatürde zaman bankalarının sosyal ve ekonomik sorunların çözümünde alternatif bir çözüm önerisi olarak ele alındığı çalışmaların sınırlı olmasından kaynaklanmaktadır.

Article Details

TIME BANKS AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH IN SOLUTION OF SOCIAL POLICY PROBLEMS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURKEY

Authors:

Saniye Küçük Aksu | Mükrem Ilgıt Aksu

Publisher:

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Main Topics:

Çalışma Ekonomisi | Demografi (Diğer)

Journal:

Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.103-118

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001339951

pISSN:

2564-6931

Disadvantaged Groups

Social Policy

Time Bank.Dezavantajlı Gruplar

Sosyal Politika

Zaman Bankası.

Issues

Article Details

TIME BANKS AS AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH IN SOLUTION OF SOCIAL POLICY PROBLEMS: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TURKEY

Authors: Saniye Küçük Aksu | Mükrem Ilgıt Aksu

Publisher: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Main Topics: Çalışma Ekonomisi | Demografi (Diğer)

Journal: Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.103-118

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2025

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001339951

pISSN: 2564-6931

Disadvantaged Groups

Social Policy

Time Bank.Dezavantajlı Gruplar

Sosyal Politika

Zaman Bankası.

Issues

Authors:

Saniye Küçük Aksu | Mükrem Ilgıt Aksu

Publisher:

Nigde Omer Halisdemir University

Main Topics:

Çalışma Ekonomisi | Demografi (Diğer)

Journal:

Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.18 Issue 1, pp.103-118

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2025

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001339951

pISSN:

2564-6931