Markets and Politics in Central Asia (Economies in Transition to the Market, 2)

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. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of tables......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 9 Notes on sources......Page 11 Economic and political reform......Page 14 Policy cycles and political alignment......Page 17 Economic reform......Page 20 Political reform......Page 26 The argument of the book......Page 32 Post-communist structural reform......Page 33 Communist management legacy......Page 34 Anatomy of structural reform......Page 39 The reform agenda......Page 42 Kazakhstan and globalization......Page 50 Transition of the state in Kazakhstan......Page 56 The politics of export-led development......Page 65 Summary......Page 76 Kyrgyzstan and the reform path......Page 78 Transition of the state in Kyrgyzstan......Page 82 Liberal reform, democratization, and decline......Page 87 Summary......Page 93 Civil war and reconstruction in Tajikistan......Page 95 Post-conflict reform of the state......Page 96 Regional pluralism and competition......Page 105 Summary......Page 111 Petro-dollars and ~Positive Neutrality~ in Turkmenistan......Page 112 The state as monopoly: the monopoly as state......Page 117 Mirage of reform......Page 123 Summary......Page 128 Economic self-reliance and the ~Uzbek Path~......Page 130 The ~Uzbek Path~......Page 132 The politics of economic self-reliance......Page 140 Summary......Page 152 Political reform and structural stability......Page 154 The influence of politics on markets......Page 157 Lessons of reform......Page 159 Notes......Page 163 Bibliography......Page 172 Index......Page 184 "In this comparative study of economic and political development in Central Asia, Gregory Gleason brings a clear analysis of the impact of the economic reforms on the countries' political liberalization. Generalizing from the experience of the Central Asian states, the book argues that economic reform and political liberalization should be viewed as an interconnected process, linked in terms of policy cycles. Breaking with traditional analyses, this book shows how markets and politics are closely related in Central Asia." "With separate chapters on each country along with comparative, analytical sections, this book is an essential contribution to an ongoing debate. Students, academics, and professionals interested in transition economies will find this book useful."--BOOK JACKET