224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Soviet Central Asia (1989) explores the economic development of the four republics of Central Asia that suffered under Moscow’s economic policies – Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kirghizia. The Soviet literary weekly Literaturnaia gazeta described Soviet economic policies there as a ‘tragic experiment’, and this book argues that Central Asia serves as a prime example of the failure... Read more
1. Introduction: Regional Economic Policy in the USSR 2. Central Asia’s Role in the Soviet Economy and Its Economic Structure 3. Problems of Industrialization 4. Cotton 5. Water 6. Labour and Employment 7. The Standard of Living 8. The Shadow Economy and Organized Crime 9. The Impact of the Gorbachev Reforms on Central Asia 10. Conclusion
Biography
Boris Z. Rumer
