Kyrgyzstan : Central Asia's island of democracy?
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Kyrgyzstan : Central Asia's island of democracy?
(Postcommunist states and nations, v. 4)
Harwood Academic Publishers, c1999
- : hardcover
- : softcover
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Note
Bibliography: p. 103
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hardcover ISBN 9789057023897
Description
Born out of the collapse of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan has been notable for its struggle to develop a pluralist polity and free market, an attempt that distinguishes it from some of its more authoritarian neighbors. This volume introduces students and businessmen to this most attractive of republics, offering an overview of its history, politics, economic development, and place in the international community. In particular, it focuses on the problematic nature of political development, with democratic and pluralist impulses struggling to survive against the dominance of more traditional forms of governance.
Table of Contents
- From nomads to citizens - the genesis of independent statehood
- island if democracy? - the politics of independence
- the Switzerland of the East - economic reform in Kyrgyzstan
- small fish in a big sea - Kyrgyz security after the Soviet Union.
- Volume
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: softcover ISBN 9789057023903
Description
Born out of the collapse of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan has been notable for its struggle to develop a pluralist polity and free market, an attempt that distinguishes it from some of its more authoritarian neighbors. This volume introduces students and businessmen to this most attractive of republics, offering an overview of its history, politics, economic development, and place in the international community. In particular, it focuses on the problematic nature of political development, with democratic and pluralist impulses struggling to survive against the dominance of more traditional forms of governance.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1 From Nomads to Citizens: The Genesis of Independent Statehood
- Chapter 2 Island of Democracy? The Politics of Independence
- Chapter 3 The Switzerland of the East: Economic Reform in Kyrgyzstan
- Chapter 4 Kvrgvz Security in a Post-Soviet Era
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