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were the mechanisms which encouraged private investment confidence in one
economy and constrained it in the other? One economy increasingly adopted the
language of neo-liberal economics, the other (which succeeded in maintaining high
levels of private investment), remained unrepentantly Keynesian. These clinical
facts may intrigue the economist, studying them in Cyprus, however, requires a
more inter-disciplinary approach.
Sketching the thesis
This chapter offers a broad introduction; an overview of themes explored
throughout the thesis. When referring to the Republic of Cyprus after 1963, it can
be assumed that reference is to what is effectively the Greek-Cypriot economy.
After 1974 that Greek-Cypriot economy was concentrated in the south, so reference
may also be made to the south, meaning the Greek-Cypriot economy. When
referring to the Turkish-Cypriot economy, which from 1967 to 1971 was
administered by the "Provisionai Turkish Cypriot Administration", from 1971-74
by simply the "Turkish Cypriot Administration", from 1974-75 by the
"Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration" 29 , from 1975-83 by the "Turkish
Federated State of Cyprus", and from 1983 to date by the "Turkish Republic of
29 As in the "Legislative Assembly of tlie Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration", Rüstern, K.
(editor) 1987. North Cyprus Almanac. London: RustemK. &Bro., pp. 20-21.
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