CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Charyyev, Rovshen |
|---|---|
| Title | The Curse and Blessing Effects of Natural Resources in Central Asia: Turkmenistan and Tajikistan |
| Summary | This research is dedicated to analyzing the curse or blessing effects of two forms of external rents, natural resources and foreign aid. Previous studies mainly focus on negative macroeconomic effects of external rents. This research expands the scope by analyzing the application of natural resources and foreign aid in Central Asia in course of development since independence from Soviet Union. The initial socioeconomic conditions after the collapse of the Soviet Empire and the strong political elite with control over the distribution of resource rents developed some curse symptoms. Nevertheless, hydrocarbon wealth had more positive contributions than that of foreign aid. To understand the degree of curse and blessing effects of resources, this research is based on comparative case studies. The study compares resource-rich and resource-poor Central Asian states to contrast the contribution of hydrocarbon wealth. Upon it, this study argues that resource-rich Central Asian states managed the resource revenues better and had more positive effects than resource-poor states with foreign aid. |
| Supervisor | Attila Folsz |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/charyyev_rovshen.pdf |
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