The Economies of Central Asia 1st Edition by Richard Pomfret 9781400864188 1400864186
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ISBN 10: 1400864186
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Author: Richard Pomfret
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. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: History: From Silk Road to Cotton Fields
Chapter 3: Common Economic Features of the Region
Chapter 4: The Economic and Political Collapse of the Soviet Union
Chapter 5: Uzbekistan: Oriental Despotism
Chapter 6: Kazakhstan: Wild West in the East
Chapter 7: Tajikistan: Civil War
Chapter 8: Kyrgyzstan: The Switzerland of Asia
Chapter 9: Turkmenistan: The Kuwait of Asia
Chapter 10: The Choice of Development Strategy
Chapter 11: Macroeconomic Problems: The Hyperinflationary Ruble Zone
Chapter 12: Regional Relations: The Great Game, Part Two, with New Players
Chapter 13: Regional Problems and National Economic Differentiation
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