Markets and politics in Central Asia : structural reform and political change / Gregory Gleason.

Author
Gleason, Gregory [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
Description
1 online resource (189 p.)

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Over a decade after national independence, it is apparent that the contrasting development strategies adopted by the five new governments of Central Asia have led to significantly different outcomes. This well-written and timely book analyses how the development strategies of these countries have affected their transition from communist governance.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-169) and index.
Language note
English
Contents
  • Cover; Markets and Politics in Central Asia; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgments; Notes on sources; 1 Economic and political reform; Policy cycles and political alignment; Economic reform; Political reform; The argument of the book; 2 Post-communist structural reform; Communist management legacy; Anatomy of structural reform; The reform agenda; 3 Kazakhstan and globalization; Kazakhstan profile; Transition of the state in Kazakhstan; The politics of export-led development; Summary; 4 Kyrgyzstan and the reform path; Kyrgyzstan profile
  • Transition of the state in KyrgyzstanLiberal reform, democratization, and decline; Summary; 5 Civil war and reconstruction in Tajikistan; Tajikistan profile; Post-conflict reform of the state; Regional pluralism and competition; Summary; 6 Petro-dollars and ""Positive Neutrality"" in Turkmenistan; Turkmenistan profile; The state as monopoly: the monopoly as state; Mirage of reform; Summary; 7 Economic self-reliance and the ""Uzbek Path""; Uzbekistan profile; The ""Uzbek Path""; The politics of economic self-reliance; Summary; 8 Political reform and structural stability
  • The influence of markets on politicsThe influence of politics on markets; Lessons of reform; Notes; Bibliography; Index
ISBN
  • 0-429-23132-6
  • 1-138-81098-3
  • 1-280-05801-3
  • 1-134-47989-1
  • 0-203-41768-2
OCLC
  • 475881448
  • 53880571
Doi
  • 10.4324/9780203417683
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