| Physical description |
1 online resource (467 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction: A Country at Risk; Politics and Religion; Do Tajik Officials Have the Will to Reform?; The Economic Environment; Reforming Agriculture; Tajikistan's Industrial Sector; Tajikistan's Infrastructure and Energy Crisis; Women, Children, Food, and Social Safety; Looking Ahead; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author; Back Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Tajikistan teeters on the brink of failure. This mountainous and landlocked country, the poorest in Central Asia, confronts the challenges of good governance and economic survival. These domestic struggles become even more problematic as international forces prepare to withdraw from neighboring Afghanistan, leaving Central Asian countries to ensure regional stability. In Tajikistan's Difficult Development Path, Martha Brill Olcott traces the political, economic, and social change following the country's independence and international efforts to avert state collapse. The Tajik government's comm. |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Tajikistan.
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Tajikistan -- Economic policy -- 1991-
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Tajikistan -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
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Tajikistan -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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| ISBN |
9780870033032 (electronic bk.) |
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0870033034 (electronic bk.) |
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9780870032738 (paperback) |
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0870032739 (paperback) |
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9780870032745 (cloth) |
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0870032747 (cloth) |
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1283835819 |
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9781283835817 |
| Publisher Number |
EB00642173 Recorded Books |
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