The economies of Central Asia: A survey

Comparative Economic Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-52

  Spechler, Martin C ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 41549119440     PISSN: 08887233     EISSN: 14783320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ces.2008.3     Document Type: Article

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