Economic Development in Central Asia

16 of the Best Books and Articles on: Economic Development in Central Asia

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1.

Central Asia in Transition: Dilemmas of Political and Economic Development
by Boris Z. Rumer. 292 pgs.

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Title Page

List of Tables and Figures

Preface

Notes

Acknowledgments

1: Disintegration and Reintegration in Central Asia: Dynamics and Prospects

Notes

2 Transnational Corporations in Central Asia

Conclusions

3: Economic Development in the States Of Central Asia

Notes

4: Uzbekistan: A National Path to the Market

Conclusion

5: Kyrgyzstan: Economic Crisis And Transition Strategy

Notes

6: Kazakhstan: Problems and Prospects Of Reform and Development

Notes

7: An Alternative Perspective on the Economic Development of Kazakhstan

8: The Experiences of Transitional Economies In East Asia: Implications for Central Asia

Notes

9: Afterword

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Contributors

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Markets and Politics in Central Asia: Structural Reform and Political Change
by Gregory Gleason. 180 pgs.

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Over a decade after national independence, it is apparent that the contrasting development strategies adopted by the five new governments of Central Asia have led to significantly different outcomes. This well-written and timely book analyses how the development strategies of these countries have affected their transition from communist governance.

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Tables

Acknowledgments

Notes on Sources

1: Economic and Political Reform

2: Post-Communist Structural Reform

3: Kazakhstan and Globalization

4: Kyrgyzstan and the Reform Path

5: Civil War and Reconstruction in Tajikistan

6: Petro-Dollars and “Positive Neutrality” in Turkmenistan

7: Economic Self-Reliance and the “Uzbek Path”

8: Political Reform and Structural Stability

Notes

Bibliography

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The Euro-Asian World: A Period of Transition (Part II "The Euro-Asian Economies in Transition")
by Yelena Kalyuzhnova, Dov Lynch. 219 pgs.

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The transition of the countries in Euro-Asia is one of the most important developments affecting the international system since the end of the Cold War. While some countries have progressed well, and may join the EU, others have undergone disintegration.

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List of Tables, Figures and Maps

Foreword

List of Abbreviations

Contributors

Introduction

Notes

Part I: The Politics of Security in Euro-Asia

1: Euro-Asian Conflicts and Peacekeeping Dilemmas

Notes

2: The ‘game’ of Security in Central Asia

Notes

3: A New Great Game in the Transcaucasus?

Notes

4: The Geopolitics of Caspian Energy

Notes

Part II: The Euro-Asian Economies in Transition

5: Modernization, Neo-Modernization and the Transformation Strategy

Notes

References

6: Economic Transition in the Czech Republic: a Real Success?

Notes

References

7: Economic Misconduct in Transition Economies?

References

8: The Economic Transition in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Notes

References

9: Central Asian Regional Integration and New Trade Patterns

Notes

References

10: Conclusions

Notes

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Economic Performance in Central Asia since 1991: Macro and Micro Evidence, in Comparative Economic Studies
by Richard Pomfret. 24 pgs.
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The Modernization of Inner Asia (Chap. 11 "Economic Growth")
by Cyril E. Black, Louis Dupree, Elizabeth Endicott-West, Daniel C. Matuszewski, Eden Naby, Arthur N. Waldron. 403 pgs.

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The Authors

Preface

The Problem Inner Asia and Modernization

I The Premodern Heritage (to the 1920s)

1 Introduction

2 International Context

3 Political Institutions

4 Economies

5 Social Structure

6 Knowledge and Education

7 Conclusions The Premodern Heritage

Ii The Modern Era (1920s to 1980s)

8 Introduction

9 International Context

10 Political Development

11 Economic Growth

12 Social Integration

13 Advancement of Knowledge

Iii Patterns and Prospects Inner Asia and the World

14 Patterns of Modernization

15 Inner Asia and World Politics

Comparative Chronology Of Inner Asia

Glossary

Bibliography

Index
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Sizing Up the Central Asian Economies, in Journal of International Affairs
by Anders Aslund. 13 pgs.
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Oil, Transition and Security in Central Asia (Part 3 "The Caspian: Oil, Pipelines and the Environment")
by Sally N. Cummings. 274 pgs.

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Approaching Central Asia from the perspective of geopolitics, transition, oil and stability, the authors provide a very broad and diverse analysis of the region, examining domestic and international developments since 1991.

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Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1: Country Surveys

1: Independent Turkmenistan

2: Independent Kazakhstan

3: Independent Kyrgyzstan

4: Independent Uzbekistan

5: Independent Tajikistan

Part 2: Politics and Society

6: Constitutional Change in Central Asia

7: In Search of Civil Society in Central Asia

8: Continuity and Change in the Societies of Central Asia and the Caucasus

Notes

9: Turkmenistan

10: Nation-Building and Language Standardisation in Kazakhstan

11: Agricultural Restructuring in Kyrgyzstan

Part 3: The Caspian: Oil, Pipelines and the Environment

12: Caspian Oil and Gas

13: Perspectives on the Political Risk System for Western Multinational Oil Company Investment in Central Asia

14: The Caspian States of the Former Soviet Union

Notes

15: The Caspian Sea

16: Central Asian Water Problems

Part 4: Security and Geopolitics

17: Central Asian Military Reform

Notes

18: Russian and Iranian National Interests and Their Policies in the Caspian Geopolitical Region

19: Some Geopolitical Peculiarities of Central Asia, Past and Present

20: Eurasian Manoeuvres

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Central Asia in the Global Economy, in Foreign Policy
by S. Frederick Starr. 8 pgs.
9.

Economic Transition in Russia and the New States of Eurasia
by Bartlomiej Kaminski. 430 pgs.

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About the Editors and Contributors

Preface

1: Introduction

Notes

Introduction

2: An Overview

3: A Comparative Perspective

Notes

4: Integrating the Unofficial Economy into The Dynamics of Post-Socialist Economies A Framework of Analysis and Evidence

Notes

5: Russia's Oil and Gas Exports To The Former Soviet Union

Summary

6: Foreign Investment and Trade in Kazakhstan

Notes

7: Central Asia Prospects for Regional Integration

8: What Has Actually Happened

Conclusions

9: What's Wrong with the Mafiya Anyway? An Analysis of the Economics Of Organized Crime in Russia

Notes

10: Post-Communist Economics Expectations, Entitlements, and Disappointments

Notes

11: Russia and the Commonwealth Of Independent States in the Emerging Structure Of the World Economy

Notes

12: Reforming Intergovernmental Relations Russia and the Challenge of Fiscal Federalism

Conclusion

References

13: A Review of Experience in East Europe And Russia

Introduction

14 Learning to Learn: Emerging Patterns of Enterprise Behavior In The Russian Defense Sector, 1992-95

Introduction

Conclusion

References

15: Note on Privatization in Moldova

Notes

16: Note on Privatization in Georgia

Notes

17: Global Integration and the Convergence Of Interests Among Key Actors in the West, Russia, Ukraine, and the Commonwealth Of Independent States

Notes

18: Factors Affecting Trade Reorientation Of the Newly Independent States

Conclusion

Notes

Appendix: Project Participants

Index
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Investing in Uzbekistan: A Rough Ride on the Silk Road, in Law and Policy in International Business
by Alisa Newman. 15 pgs.
11.

Poor Kyrgyzstan, in The National Interest
by Richard A. Slaughter. 11 pgs.
12.

Uzbekistan: The Silk Road to Nowhere? in Contemporary Economic Policy
by Martin C. Spechler. 9 pgs.
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A New Silk Road: Proposed Petroleum Pipeline in Afghanistan, in Monthly Review
by John J. Maresca. 8 pgs.
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Central Asia: Aspects of Transition (Chap. 4 "Land and Water 'Reform' in the 1920s")
by Tom Everett-Heath. 294 pgs.

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Emerging opportunities in Kyrgyzstan
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Central Asia: Aspects of Transition (Chap. 4 "Land and Water 'Reform' in the 1920s")
by Tom Everett-Heath. 294 pgs.

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The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization. Influenced by South Asia, Iran, China and Russia, this region which has recently burst onto the world stage once again, guards a distinct identity. This collection by established experts on the area covers the dramatic Soviet interventions of the early 20th century, and details the role of ethnicity and the contribution made by Islamic impulses in the process of building the modern nation states.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

1: Turkfront

2: The Kokand Autonomy, 1917-18

Notes

3: Ethno-Territorial Claims in the Ferghana Valley During the Process of National Delimitation, 1924-7

4: Land and Water ‘reform’ in the 1920s

5: Nation Building in Turkey and Uzbekistan

6: Nation Building and Identity in the Kyrgyz Republic

7: The Use of History

8: Soviet Development in Central Asia

9: Environmental Issues in Central Asia

11: The Uzbek Mahalla

Notes

12: ‘Fundamentalism’ in Central Asia

Notes

13: Water

Bibliography

Index
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The Central Asian States: Discovering Independence ("Kazakstan: The Road to a Market Economy" begins on p. 90)
by Gregory Gleason. 220 pgs.

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"An important addition to the literature on the subject & of interest to specialists as well as general readers. Drawing on lifelong study & personal knowledge of the people & the area, Gleason gives a comprehensive, up-to-date, & well-documented treatment of the new states. A sober assessment of the region's legacies & the current nation-building problems faced by Central Asian leaders in a new international environment." Teresa Rakowska-Harmstone Harvard University

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Preface

A Note on Languages In Central Asia

One: New States and Ancient Societies

Notes

Two: Legacies of Central Asia

Notes

Three: The Soviet Socialist Republics of Central Asia

Notes

Four: Central Asian States Emergent

Notes

Five: Central Asia and the World

Notes

Six: Transition in Asia

Notes

Chronology of Events In Modern Central Asia: November 1917- December 1995

Sources on Central Asian Politics, Economics, And Society

About the Book and Author

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