The theory of public finance suggests that public sector intervention in the economy primarily concerns the efficient allocation of resources, equal distribution of wealth, and stabilization of economic activity throughout the operating cycle. Given that prisons are a public investment, this study identified the criteria involved in selecting the location of prisons in Turkey, a topic that has not been discussed before. The criteria for locating these establishments were analysed using an analytical network process in which the weight of each criterion in the total was determined by conducting a face‐to‐face survey with officials in the justice system who are difficult to access. The results show that political factors (50.89%) had the biggest influence on the location selection of a prison, and the positive impact on economic development of the selected region was only 13.56%. In contrast to the existing literature, location selection in Turkey does not follow the theory of public finance: the economic impacts are not considered, and decisions are taken politically.

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监狱所在地的选择标准：土耳其的重点研究

公共财政理论表明，公共部门对经济的干预主要涉及资源的有效分配，财富的平均分配以及整个运营周期内经济活动的稳定。考虑到监狱是一项公共投资，这项研究确定了选择土耳其监狱位置所涉及的标准，这个话题之前没有讨论过。使用分析网络过程分析了建立这些场所的标准，其中，每个标准的权重是通过与司法系统中难以接近的官员进行面对面调查来确定的。结果表明，政治因素（50.89％）对监狱的位置选择影响最大，所选地区对经济发展的积极影响仅为13.56％。与现有文献相反，土耳其的选址不遵循公共财政理论：不考虑经济影响，并且在政治上做出决定。