ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|19 pages

Economic and political reform

chapter 2|17 pages

Post-communist structural reform

chapter 3|28 pages

Kazakhstan and globalization

chapter 4|17 pages

Kyrgyzstan and the reform path

chapter 5|17 pages

Civil war and reconstruction in Tajikistan

chapter 8|9 pages

Political reform and structural stability