State Erosion : Unlootable Resources and Unruly Elites in Central Asia.
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- computer
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- 9780801469466
- Failed states -- Tajikistan
- Natural resources -- Political aspects -- Tajikistan
- Natural resources -- Political aspects -- Uzbekistan
- Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- Tajikistan
- Elite (Social sciences) -- Political activity -- Uzbekistan
- Tajikistan -- Politics and government -- 1991-
- Uzbekistan -- Politics and government -- 1991-
- 958.042
- DK928.8657
State Erosion -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Rethinking the Resource Curse -- 2. Resources and Rents under Soviet Rule -- 3. Pathways to Failure: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- 4. Tajikistan's Fractious State -- 5. Coercion and Rent-Seeking in Uzbekistan -- 6. Weak and Failed States in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index.
Lawrence P. Markowitz draws on his extensive fieldwork in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to advance a theory of state failure focused on unlootable resources, rent seeking, and unruly elites.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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