The 9/11 attacks, the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, and the oil
boom of recent years have greatly increased the strategic
importance of resource-rich Central Asia, making an understanding
of its economic--and therefore political--prospects more important
than ever. In "The Central Asian Economies Since Independence,"
Richard Pomfret provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the
huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz
Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the
collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The book assesses the
economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that
economic conditions will spur major political changes.
With independent chapters on each country, and chapters
analyzing their comparative economic performance, the book
highlights similarities and differences. Facing common problems
caused by the breakdown of Soviet economic relations and the
hyperinflation of the early 1990s, these countries have taken
widely divergent paths in the transition from Soviet central
planning to more market-based economies.
The book ends in 2005 with the bloodless Kyrgyz revolution and
the violence in Uzbekistan, which signaled the end of the region's
political continuity. Throughout the book, Pomfret emphasizes the
economic forces that foster political instability--from
Kazakhstan's resource boom and Turkmenistan's lack of reform to
Tajikistan's abject poverty.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
July 2006 |
First published: |
June 2006 |
Authors: |
Richard Pomfret
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
|
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-12465-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
|
LSN: |
0-691-12465-5 |
Barcode: |
9780691124650 |
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