Measurement of Public Agricultural Investments Distribution in Southeastern Anatolia Region with Gini Coefficient

The study reveals the equal/unequal distribution of the public agricultural investments that have been implemented in the region of southeastern anatolia region (trc) with the gini coefficient. the region includes the districts of southeastern anatolia project (gap), as the most comprehensive regional development project in turkey. the empirical findings reveal that the average value of the gini coefficient for public agricultural investments is 0.712. therefore, public agricultural investments are unevenly distributed in the trc region. the results of the gini coefficient decomposition analysis conducted in order to explain the inequality of intra-regional and inter-regional inequality in the trc region show that the inequality between regions has started to decrease in the trc region from 2000 to 2017, while the inequality within the region has increased.