ABSTRACT
The economic, political, and international profile of Central Asia has been the subject of much speculation since the region emerged from under the Soviet banner. This book offers systematic, informed analysis of developments in the newest of emerging market regions by a team of international experts, including leading in-country specialists. After an astute survey of political regimes by Umirserik Kasenov, Boris Rumer and Stanislav Zhukov present a comprehensive analysis of economic development and integrated issues. In the final four chapters, focused attention is devoted to foreign investment and trade questions and the most critical challenges confronting the two largest states, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |15 pages
Central Asia
part I|37 pages
Central Asia on the Eve of the Twenty-First Century
part II|112 pages
Economic Performance
part III|67 pages
External Dynamics: Foreign Trade
part IV|57 pages
Critical Economic Issues