Policy Reforms and Agriculture Development in Central Asia

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Babu, Suresh Chandra (Editor), Djalalov, Sandjar (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy ; 28
• Subjects: Economic policy.; Development economics.; Agricultural economics.; Economics.; Agricultural Economics.; Development Economics.; Economic Policy.

The Central Asian republics – Kazakhstan, the Krygyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan – are transitioning from centrally planned economies to market-oriented systems. This volume addresses the process and policy reforms these countries face and how the reforms may impact agricultur...

Table of Contents:

• Policy Reforms and Agriculture Development in Central Asia: An Overview of Issues and Challenges
• Economic Reform and Performance in Central Asia
• Agriculture Development in Central Asia: Trends and Analysis of Policy Reforms
• Political Economy of Agrarian Reforms in Central Asia: Lessons from Policy Failures
• Policy Reforms in Central Asia: Problems and Perspectives
• A Comparative Analysis of Trends in Agricultural Productivity in Central Asian Transition Economies
• Land Reform and Farm Restructuring in Central Asia: Progress and Challenges Ahead
• Globalization, Water and Changing Policies in the Aral Sea Basin
• Agriculture Reform Policies in Uzbekistan
• Policy Reforms and Agriculture Development Challenges in Tajikstan
• Agrarian Reforms in Turkmenistan
• Establishing the Sectoral Linkages in Policy Reforms
• Impact of Policy Reforms on Farm Production in Uzbekistan
• Farmers’ Response to Land Privatization in Tajikistan
• Market Reform and Producer Responses in Central Asia
• Policy Reforms and Livestock Development in Central Asia
• Private Sector Development in Uzbekistan Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities
• Institutional Reforms and National Agricultural Research Systems in Central Asia
• Irrigation Systems and Sustainable Natural Resource Use Under Economic Reforms in Uzbekistan
• The Sustainable Development of Water User’s Associations in Uzbekistan
• Policy Reforms, Poverty and Food Security
• Food Security and Poverty in Central Asia
• Policy Reforms and Poverty in Central Asia with Special Focus on Kyrgystan
• Food Security and Determinants of Poverty in Central Asia: Case Study from Kazakhstan
• Future Challenges and Conclusions
• Information and Communication Technology in Reforming National Agricultural Systems in Central Asian Countries: The Case of Georgia
• Strengthening Institutional Capacity for Policy Reforms in Central Asia
• Policy Reforms in Central Asian Agriculture: A Synthesis and Conclusion.