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Contents |
Introduction -- Pt. 1. The background. History : from Silk Road to cotton fields -- Common economic features of the region -- The economic and political collapse of the Soviet Union. Pt. 2. The Countries. Uzbekistan : oriental despotism -- Kazakhstan : wild west in the East -- Tajikistan : civil war -- Kyrgyzstan : the Switzerland of Asia -- Turkmenistan : the Kuwait of Asia. Pt. 3. Common problems and future prospects. The choice of development strategy -- Macroeconomic problems : the hyperinflationary ruble zone -- Regional relations : the great game, part two, with new players --Regional problems and national economic differentiation -- National income comparisons for the Soviet Union and its successor states -- Ten economic lessons from thr Former Soviet Union. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-210) and index. |
LCCN | 95006829 |
ISBN | 0691043752 (cloth : alk. paper) |