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Pomfret The Economies of Central Asia
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-6418-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, 234 Seiten
Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6418-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
This book is the first general introduction to the economies of central Asia, specifically the recently independent countries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. Richard Pomfret provides a historical and structural analysis of this area of the former Soviet Union, with an emphasis on their economic situation since independence. With the strategic significance of this part of the world growing by the week, this book provides an invaluable source of material for understanding what has been for Westerners a very mysterious part of the world.
The first part of the book deals with the five countries' common features, determined by geography and their role in the Soviet division of labor, which left many parts of the region heavily dependent on a cotton monoculture and facing serious environmental problems (notably the shrinking of the Aral Sea and contamination from nuclear testing). The author goes on to deal with the countries as national economies. Finally, he examines common problems facing the countries since they gained independence in late 1991. These last chapters focus on the immediate economic problems of 1992 and 1993 (economic transition and the decision whether to remain within the ruble zone), as well as long-term development issues and international economic relations.
Originally published in 1995.
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FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. v
List of Illustrations, pg. ix
List of Tables, pg. xi
Preface, pg. xiii
List of Abbreviations, pg. xv
CHAPTER 1. Introduction, pg. 3
CHAPTER 2. History: From Silk Road to Cotton Fields, pg. 19
CHAPTER 3. Common Economic Features of the Region, pg. 28
CHAPTER 4. The Economic and Political Collapse of the Soviet Union, pg. 41
CHAPTER 5. Uzbekistan: Oriental Despotism, pg. 63
CHAPTER 6. Kazakhstan: Wild West in the East, pg. 75
CHAPTER 7. Tajikistan: Civil War, pg. 98
CHAPTER 8. Kyrgyzstan: The Switzerland of Asia, pg. 106
CHAPTER 9. Turkmenistan: The Kuwait of Asia, pg. 119
CHAPTER 10. The Choice of Development Strategy, pg. 131
CHAPTER 11. Macroeconomic Problems: The Hyperinflationary Ruble Zone, pg. 140
CHAPTER 12. Regional Relations: The Great Game, Part Two, with New Players, pg. 152
CHAPTER 13. Regional Problems and National Economic Differentiation, pg. 163
APPENDIX 1. National Income Comparisons for the Soviet Union and Its Successor States, pg. 171
APPENDIX 2. Ten Economic Lessons from the Former Soviet Union, pg. 177
Notes, pg. 181
References, pg. 207
Index, pg. 211
About the Author, pg. 217
