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economic history, Christodoulou's study has been the most comprehensive, though
it deals exclusively with developments in the (since 1963, largely Greek Cypriot)
Republic of Cyprus. Technically, however, a study of the Cypriot economy must
include analysis of the island as a whole and its two major communities. Seemingly
all researchers have found the prospects of pan-Cypriot research less than alluring,
although many cite a few key indicators from the other side by way of comparison,
introduction or conclusion 48 . Even the fact that key government economic statistics
omit much (but not all) of the contribution of the Turkish-Cypriot minority to
national income after 1963, means that direct temporal comparisons with data prior
to 1974 must be viewed with caution. It is hoped, however, that new research,
whilst acknowledging these and other difficulties, builds on these significant
contributions and attempts to broaden the analysis of economic developments
following defacto ethnie division, at least in terms of including developments in the
island as a whole in one body of research.
Despite the gulf between the interprétations of the recent past, a history of mutuai
antagonism stili means a shared history. Shared experiences whilst little
acknowledged in the literature, extend beyond the division of Cyprus. Many
institutions have a shared history (see Chapters 2, 3 & 4). Insecurity over property
rights affected both Greek and Turkish-Cypriots, though this too is little referred to
48 Bicak, H.A. (June) 1990. "The Impact of the EEC on the Economic Structure of the TRNC. "
Leicester University, Dept. of Economies, unpublished PhD Thesis, Christodoulou 1992. op. cit.,
Olgan, M. E. "Economic Overview" and "Sectoral Analysis" inDodd 1993. op. cit., Wilson 1992.
op. cit.
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