The Central Asian Economies in the Twenty-First Century: Paving a New Silk Road

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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 pro

Richard Pomfret is professor of economics and the Jean Monnet Chair on the Economics of European Integration at the University of Adelaide, and is adjunct professor of international economics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Bologna. His books include The Economies of Central Asia and The Central Asian Economies since Independence (both Princeton).

"A succinct elaboration of core ideas and a complex web of insightful underpinnings. It is a valuable and timely research."---Gouranga Gopal Das, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature "The book is a thought-provoking study analysing the complicated relationship between history, politics, and economics. . . . Pomfret provides country-specific analyses with enough detail, which can also serve as a springboard for students who would like to specialise in the Central Asia region to conduct further in-depth academic research."---OEzge Soeylemez, Rest Journal