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.
The transition of these nations from centrally planned to market-based economic syst.
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.
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