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.
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