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

• Autore: Gleason Gregory
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (189 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.958
• Soggetto geografico: Asia, Central Economic conditions 1991-; Asia, Central Economic policy; Asia, Central Politics and government
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-169) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Markets and politics in Central Asia
• ISBN: 0-429-23132-6; 1-138-81098-3; 1-280-05801-3; 1-134-47989-1; 0-203-41768-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799982603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Economies in transition to the market ; ; v. 2.