The Central Asian Economies Since Independence

Name: The Central Asian Economies Since Independence
Brand: Princeton University Press
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Richard Pomfret(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

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Erschienen am 8. Dezember 2020

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Cover Page
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
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
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
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

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