Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. List of Tables xi
5. Preface xiii
6. List of Abbreviations xv
7. CHAPTER 1. Introduction 3
8. Part One. THE BACKGROUND
9. CHAPTER 2. History: From Silk Road to Cotton Fields 19
10. CHAPTER 3. Common Economic Features of the Region 28
11. CHAPTER 4. The Economic and Political Collapse of the Soviet Union 41
12. Part Two. THE COUNTRIES
13. CHAPTER 5. Uzbekistan: Oriental Despotism 63
14. CHAPTER 6. Kazakhstan: Wild West in the East 75
15. CHAPTER 7. Tajikistan: Civil War 98
16. CHAPTER 8. Kyrgyzstan: The Switzerland of Asia 106
17. CHAPTER 9. Turkmenistan: The Kuwait of Asia 119
18. Part Three. COMMON PROBLEMS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
19. CHAPTER 10. The Choice of Development Strategy 131
20. CHAPTER 11. Macroeconomic Problems: The Hyperinflationary Ruble Zone 140
21. CHAPTER 12. Regional Relations: The Great Game, Part Two, with New Players 152
22. CHAPTER 13. Regional Problems and National Economic Differentiation 163
23. APPENDIX 1. National Income Comparisons for the Soviet Union and Its Successor States 171
24. APPENDIX 2. Ten Economic Lessons from the Former Soviet Union 177
25. Notes 181
26. References 207
27. Index 211
28. About the Author 217