Natural resources and 'gradual' reform in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-266

  Auty, Richard ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aral Basin; Initial conditions; Transition reform

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; IRRIGATION; WEATHERING;

EFFICIENT RESOURCE USE;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

ECONOMIC REFORM; NATURAL RESOURCE; REFORM PROCESS; RENT SEEKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

TURKMENISTAN; UZBEKISTAN;

EID: 0348010209     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0165-0203.2003.00060.x     Document Type: Article

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