Energy policy, economic cooperation, and sustainable development in Central Asia [Elektronische Ressource] : the case of Uzbekistan / vorgelegt von Sagdullaev Djakhangir

Energy Policy, Economic Cooperation, and Sustainable Development in Central Asia: the case of Uzbekistan Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr.rer.soc.) des Fachbereichs Gesellschaftswissenschaften der Justus-Liebig-Universität Vorgelegt von Sagdullaev Djakhangir aus Taschkent ii™™™™™™™CONTENTS Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………………………….....v List of Diagrams and Boxes……………………………………………………………………………...vi List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………………………..vi List of Acronyms…………………………………………………………………………………….…..vii I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………1 Chapter II. THE ESSENCE AND PRIORITIES OF ECONOMIC REFORMS IN UZBEKISTAN IN THE YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE 2.1. Uzbekistan under the Plan System: Process and Consequences……………………………………15 2.2. The Transformation Process and its Outcome in the Last Decade 2.2.1. The Choice of Further Development Strategy: Possibilities and Contradictions. The Essence of the “Uzbek Economic Model”………………………………………..………..27 2.2.2. The Key Spheres of Reforms during the First Phase (1991-1996) Determination of Priorities…………………………………………………………….....32 Fiscal and Monetary Policies……………………………..35 Institutional and Structural Reforms…………………………………………...39 2.2.3. Tasks for the Second Phase (1997-2002)……………………………………………………….