Tajikistan's Difficult Development Path

Tajikistan teeters on the brink of failure. This mountainous and landlocked country, the poorest in Central Asia, confronts the challenges of good governance and economic survival. These domestic struggles become even more problematic as international forces prepare to withdraw from neighboring Afghanistan, leaving Central Asian countries to ensure regional stability.

In Tajikistan's Difficult Development Path, Martha Brill Olcott traces the political, economic, and social change following the country's independence and international efforts to avert state collapse. The Tajik government's commitment to reform has been inconsistent, and substantial foreign assistance provided since the end of the country's civil war has not led to the desired economic and political development.

Olcott concludes that the Tajik leadership faces a serious dilemma: fully embrace reform or continue moving toward state failure. Tajikistan's decision will have very real implications for this troubled region.

Author: Martha Brill Olcott
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Published: 09/17/2012
Pages: 455
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.11w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780870032738

About the Author

Martha Brill Olcott is a senior associate with the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington, and co-director of the al-Farabi Carnegie Program on Central Asia in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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