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The Central Asian Economies since Independence.
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- ISBN: 0691222509
- ISBN: 9780691222509
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (226 pages)
- Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006.
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| General Note: | CatMonthString:september.21 Description based upon print version of record. Multi-User. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Initial Conditions and Choice of Economic Policies -- 1.2 Economic Growth Performance Since Independence -- 1.3 Distribution -- 1.4 The Situation in the Early 2000s -- 1.5 Conclusions -- I. The National Economies -- 2. Uzbekistan: Economic Gradualism and Political Stability -- 2.1 The Uzbek Paradox, 1991-97 -- 2.2 The Reintroduction of Exchange Controls -- 2.3 The Economy in the Early 2000s -- 2.4 Conclusions -- 3. Kazakhstan: Oil-Boom Economy -- 3.1 A Two-Part History 10. International Economic Policies: Regionalism and Integration into the World Economy -- 10.1 The Central Asian Countries' Trade Patterns and Policies -- 10.2 The World Trade Organization -- 10.3 The Attraction of Regionalism -- 10.4 Other Regional Issues -- 10.5 Conclusions -- IV. Prospects -- 11. Shared Problems and National Economic Differentiation -- References -- Index 3.2 Macroeconomic Performance during the 1990s -- 3.3 Privatization -- 3.4 The Oil, Gas, and Minerals Sectors -- 3.5 Agriculture -- 3.6 Is Economic Diversification Necessary to Avoid the Natural Resource Curse? -- 3.7 The Social Sectors -- 3.8 Conclusions -- 4. Tajikistan: Civil War and Its Aftermath -- 4.1 The Political Background -- 4.2 Economic Performance -- 4.3 Economic Policies -- 4.4 Social Indicators and the Quality of Life -- 4.5 Conclusions -- 5. The Kyrgyz Republic: The Region's Rapid Reformer -- 5.1 Creating a Market Economy -- 5.2 Developments in the Real Economy 5.3 Foreign Aid and External Debt -- 5.4 Health, Education, and Social Services -- 5.5 Conclusions -- 6. Turkmenistan: The Realm of Turkmenbashi the Great -- 6.1 The Political Background -- 6.2 Initial Conditions and Economic Strategy -- 6.3 Economic Performance -- 6.4 Sustainability -- 6.5 Conclusions -- II. Economic Performance -- 7. Measuring Economic Performance -- 7.1 National-Accounts Measures of Output -- 7.2 National-Accounts Measures and Material Well-Being -- 7.3 Survey Evidence -- 7.4 Other Considerations -- 7.5 Conclusions: Putting It All Together -- 8. Winners and Losers 8.1 Household Survey Data from the 1990s -- 8.2 Household Location -- 8.3 Household Composition -- 8.4 Education and Health -- 8.5 Demographic Traits and Year -- 8.6 Summary and Relations to Other Research -- 8.7 Conclusions -- III. The International Context -- 9. The Role of Natural Resources -- 9.1 Cotton -- 9.2 Oil and Natural Gas -- 9.3 Minerals -- 9.4 Hydroelectricity -- 9.5 Other Natural Resources -- 9.6 Natural Resources and Economic Growth -- 9.7 Conclusions -- Appendix: Measuring the Transfers from the Cotton Sector |
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| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by JSTOR. |
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