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Uzbekistan: Welfare Impact of Slow Transition

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  • Richard Pomfret
  • Kathryn H. Anderson

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Uzbekistan is typically seen as one of the slowest reformers among the countries in transition from central planning to a market-oriented economy. This paper evaluates the welfare impact of gradual transition in Uzbekistan, asking whether it has avoided the short-term disruption associated with more rapid transition while remaining on course for long-term economic success. By the usual output criteria Uzbekistan has performed well relative to other former Soviet republics.

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  • Richard Pomfret & Kathryn H. Anderson, 1997. "Uzbekistan: Welfare Impact of Slow Transition," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-1997-135, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    4. Kakhkharov, Jakhongir, 2003. "Privatization of Corporations in Uzbekistan in Comparison with Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe," MPRA Paper 64129, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Government policy (Poor); Post-communism; Poverty; Public welfare;
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    JEL classification:

    • P00 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - General - - - General
    • D60 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - General

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