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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461935103321

Autore

Olcott Martha Brill <1949->

Titolo

Tajikistan's difficult development path [[electronic resource] /] / Martha Brill Olcott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, c2012

ISBN

1-283-83581-9

0-87003-303-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (467 p.)

Disciplina

338.9586

Soggetti

Economic development - Tajikistan

Electronic books.

Tajikistan Economic policy 1991-

Tajikistan Economic conditions 1991-

Tajikistan Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction: A Country at Risk; Politics and Religion; Do Tajik Officials Have the Will to Reform?; The Economic Environment; Reforming Agriculture; Tajikistan's Industrial Sector; Tajikistan's Infrastructure and Energy Crisis; Women, Children, Food, and Social Safety; Looking Ahead; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Tajikistan teeters on the brink of failure. This mountainous and landlocked country, the poorest in Central Asia, confronts the challenges of good governance and economic survival. These domestic struggles become even more problematic as international forces prepare to withdraw from neighboring Afghanistan, leaving Central Asian countries to ensure regional stability.In  Tajikistan's Difficult Development Path, Martha Brill Olcott traces the political, economic, and social change following the country's independence and international efforts to avert state collapse. The Tajik