Russia and Eurasia at the Crossroads Experience and Problems of Econ

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Egor S. Stroev . Leonid S. Bliakhman Mikhail I. Krotov

Russia and Eurasia

at the Crossroads

Experience and Problems of Economic Reforms in the Commonwealth of Independent States

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Prof. Dr. Egor S. Stroev Federal Assembly Federation Council Chairman of the Russian Federation Region Administration Lenina Sq. 2 3039000rel Russia Prof. Dr. Leonid S. Bliakhman Prof. Dr. Mikhail 1. Krotov CIS Interparliamentary Assembly Council Taurida Palace Shpalernaya Str. 47 193015 St. Petersburg Russia

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CONTENTS

Introduction. . . . . . Chapter 1 The CIS in the World Economy.

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1.1 The CIS and Its Economic Potential.

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General information (5). - Competitive quality of the national economy (7). Natural resources (9). - Human potential in the CIS (10)

1.2 Natural Resources and Production Potential of the CIS Countries.

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Azerbaijan (12). - Armenia (13). - Georgia (13). - Belarus (13). - Kazakhstan (14). - Kyrgyzstan (14). - Moldova (14). - Russia (15). - Tajikistan (\6).Turkmenistan (17). - Uzbekistan (17). - The Ukraine (18)

1.3 Industry in the CIS Countries in the Twentieth Century .

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Industry as a basis for the economy (19). .- Principal phases of industrialisation (19). - Industry in the post-war period (21). -. Industry in the CIS in the 1990s (22)

1.4 The CIS in World Economic Relationships.

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Competitive advantages of CIS economies (25). - Integration in world economic relationships (27). - Export market structure (29). - Import market structure (32). Geographic structure of foreign trade (34)

Field of Debate. .