The economies of Central Asia / Richard Pomfret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pomfret, Richard W. T., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia, Central--Economic conditions.

Asia, Central.

Former Soviet republics--Economic conditions.

Former Soviet republics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1995]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

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.

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

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-210) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691630182

0691630186

9780691600239

0691600236

9781400864188

1400864186

OCLC:

889251344