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Figure 5.2 Ethnie distribution of changes in (real) Cypriot GNP after the 1974
hostilities.
70% y
60% --
50%
40%
30% --
0 Change in Greek Çyp. GNP
S» 20%
DE Change in Turkish Çyp. GNP
10% --
0%
-10%
-20%
1974
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+
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
Figure for early 1974 (until July) refers to the whole island, olber than the Turkish Cypriot enclaves.
Source: Rep. of Cyp. 1994. Historical Data on IheEconomy ofCyprus 1960-91, pp. 19-20, & Bicak H,A. 1993. "An Evaluation ofthe
Turkish Cypriot Position. Debts of theCrek Cypriot Community, p.7.
In some ways the différence between 1963/4 and 1974 is a matter of scale for the
island as a whole, though perhaps, similarly catastrophic for each respective
community. In terms of their recoveries, both the stratégies and the results were
very différent. In a way the Turkish-Cypriots (perhaps of necessity) pursued
politicai objectives at the expense of economic ones, a kind of Palestinian approach,
which proved in the long run to be politically successful for them because a
powerful regional ally was eventually willing and able to support the community's
bluff. By comparison, Greek-Cypriots failed in their politicai objectives; however,
whilst pursuing (failed and failing) politicai objectives they successfully exploited
economic ones, even when they were contrary to their stated politicai objectives.
The events of 1974 concentrated the economic resolve, having removed the
possibility of imminent success in high politics which had periodically disrupted the
development process in the past.
For the Greek-Cypriots after 1974 the options were limited. Newly land scarce resettlement
stratégies not only conflicted with a loud politicai rhetoric (which refused
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