The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia

The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia
Title The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia PDF eBook
Author Martin C. Spechler
Publisher Routledge
Pages 297
Release 2008-04-23
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1135973156

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This book examines the economic reforms and material progress made since the Central Asian republics became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. Without some of the neo-liberal reforms recommended by the "Washington Consensus" and with an authoritarian presidency, Uzbekistan, the largest of these countries, has nevertheless achieved modest economic growth, stability, and a relatively impressive degree of income equality. The country has also preserved its economic and political independence from the great powers — Russia, China, and the USA — who are rivals for influence and energy in Central Asia. Human rights have been poorly enforced, though occasional thaws have also taken place. In second half of the book features a comparative analysis of four Central Asian states, all super-presidential authoritarianisms but with very different resource endowments and external commitments. A separate chapter deals with the energy resources of the region and the challenges of bringing oil and gas to the world market, and the question of whether Central Asian states will return to the Russian sphere of influence or seek closer ties with Asia or Europe is examined. The book concludes with prospects for future political and economic progress in the key Central Asian states.

Institutional Reform in Central Asia

Institutional Reform in Central Asia
Title Institutional Reform in Central Asia PDF eBook
Author Joachim Ahrens
Publisher Routledge
Pages 306
Release 2013
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0415602009

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The countries of Central Asia are increasingly the focus of intense international attention due to their geopolitical and economic importance as well as their unsettled transition processes. The region faced enormous challenges when the Soviet Union disintegrated, and this book focuses on the reforms of the institutional environment that have been largely neglected. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the book explores key aspects of institution building as well as economic and political governance in Central Asia. Contributors from a variety of disciplines, such as economics, political economy, political science, sociology, law, and ethnology, investigate the challenges of institutional transition in a non-democratic region. The book discusses how the lack of effective institution building as well as rule enforcement in the economic and political realms represents one of the key weaknesses and drawbacks of transition, and goes on to look at how crafting market institutions will be of utmost importance in the years ahead. Making an important contribution to understanding of political-economic developments in Central Asia, this book is of interest to students and scholars of political economy, comparative economics, development studies and Central Asian studies.

The Central Asian Economies in the Twenty-First Century

The Central Asian Economies in the Twenty-First Century
Title The Central Asian Economies in the Twenty-First Century PDF eBook
Author Richard Pomfret
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 329
Release 2019-01-15
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 0691185409

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This book analyzes the Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, from their buffeting by the commodity boom of the early 2000s to its collapse in 2014. Richard Pomfret examines the countries’ relations with external powers and the possibilities for development offered by infrastructure projects as well as rail links between China and Europe. The transition of these nations from centrally planned to market-based economic systems was essentially complete by the early 2000s, when the region experienced a massive increase in world prices for energy and mineral exports. This raised incomes in the main oil and gas exporters, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan; brought more benefits to the most populous country, Uzbekistan; and left the poorest countries, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, dependent on remittances from migrant workers in oil-rich Russia and Kazakhstan. Pomfret considers the enhanced role of the Central Asian nations in the global economy and their varied ties to China, the European Union, Russia, and the United States. With improved infrastructure and connectivity between China and Europe (reflected in regular rail freight services since 2011 and China’s announcement of its Belt and Road Initiative in 2013), relaxation of United Nations sanctions against Iran in 2016, and the change in Uzbekistan’s presidency in late 2016, a window of opportunity appears to have opened for Central Asian countries to achieve more sustainable economic futures.

The Currency of Power

The Currency of Power
Title The Currency of Power PDF eBook
Author A. Broome
Publisher Springer
Pages 234
Release 2010-03-10
Genre Political Science
ISBN 0230278051

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This book examines how the International Monetary Fund engages in the politics of ideas to shape domestic institutional change. Drawing on case studies from post-Soviet Central Asia, André Broome explains that how governments interpret their policy options mediates the IMF's influence over economic reform during periods of crisis and uncertainty.

The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia

The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia
Title The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia PDF eBook
Author Martin C. Spechler
Publisher Routledge
Pages 193
Release 2008-04-23
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 1135973164

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This book examines the economic reforms and material progress of the Central Asian republics after becoming independent from the Soviet Union, focusing especially - although not exclusively - on the largest of these new states: Ukbekistan. It considers the region's abundant energy resources and prospects for future development.

The Political Economy of Reform

The Political Economy of Reform
Title The Political Economy of Reform PDF eBook
Author Federico Sturzenegger
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 402
Release 1998
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780262194006

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In this book, Federico Sturzenegger and Mariano Tommasi propose formal models to answer some of the questions raised by the recent reform experience of many Latin American and eastern European countries.

Markets and Politics in Central Asia

Markets and Politics in Central Asia
Title Markets and Politics in Central Asia PDF eBook
Author Gregory Gleason
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2014-06-19
Genre Asia, Central
ISBN 9781138810983

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Over a decade after national independence, this book analyses how the development strategies the five new governments of Central Asia have affected their transition from communist governance.