The Economies of Central Asia / / 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, wi...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1995 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 p.) :; 30 tables, 4 maps, 1 frontispiece |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- CHAPTER 1. Introduction
- Part One. THE BACKGROUND
- 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
- Part Two. THE COUNTRIES
- 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
- Part Three. COMMON PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
- 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
- APPENDIX 1. National Income Comparisons for the Soviet Union and Its Successor States
- APPENDIX 2. Ten Economic Lessons from the Former Soviet Union
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author