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The Central Asian Economies Since Independence
Richard Pomfret
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Description for The Central Asian Economies Since Independence
Hardback. Provides an analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 line illus. 47 tables. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
The 9/11 attacks, the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, and the oil boom of recent years have greatly increased the strategic importance of resource-rich Central Asia, making an understanding of its economic--and therefore political--prospects more important than ever. In The Central Asian Economies Since Independence, Richard Pomfret provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes. With independent ... Read more
The 9/11 attacks, the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, and the oil boom of recent years have greatly increased the strategic importance of resource-rich Central Asia, making an understanding of its economic--and therefore political--prospects more important than ever. In The Central Asian Economies Since Independence, Richard Pomfret provides a concise and up-to-date analysis of the huge changes undergone by the economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The book assesses the economic prospects of each country, and the likelihood that economic conditions will spur major political changes. With independent ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691124650
SKU
V9780691124650
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About Richard Pomfret
Richard Pomfret is Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide, Australia. His books include "The Economies of Central Asia" (Princeton), "Asian Economies in Transition, Consequences of Creating a Market Economy", and "The Economics of Regional Trading Arrangements".
Reviews for The Central Asian Economies Since Independence
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007 "Professor Pomfret has produced a much needed systematic account of the contemporary economies of Central Asia."
Albrecht Rothacher, American Economic Journal "This comprehensive, fact-filled study of post-Soviet Central Asia ... offers significant insights into these countries' different degrees of dependency on natural resource exploitation (e.g., oil and gas) and agricultural products (e.g., cotton) ... Read more
Albrecht Rothacher, American Economic Journal "This comprehensive, fact-filled study of post-Soviet Central Asia ... offers significant insights into these countries' different degrees of dependency on natural resource exploitation (e.g., oil and gas) and agricultural products (e.g., cotton) ... Read more