Edited by Kurt E. Engelmann and Vjeran Pavlakovic

The ties that bind Central Asia to the Middle East have increased dramatically in recent years, as political emancipation from Soviet rule spurred the restoration of material culture shared by Turkic and Iranian peoples. Political institutions and farming practices, however, are still based on the Soviet model, with centralized large-scale agricultural production serving Russian rather than local needs.

The contributors to this volume examine land reform and agricultural development in Russia, Central Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. Their studies bring into question the evolutionary view of agricultural development, from small-scale subsistence to large-scale commercialized agricultural systems, and emphasize the need to understand the specific political, historical, and geographic contexts of rural development and land reform. This volume is a must for regional specialists, historians, economists, and those working on rural development issues throughout Eurasia.

Introduction
Change in Russian Agrarian Reform, 1992-1998: the case of Kostroma Oblast
Continuity in Rural Russia
Rural Population Change in Russia, 1959-1998
Land Reform and Farm Reorganization in the Kyrgyz Republic: A Legal Retrospective
Agricultural Sector Reform and Rural Development in Uzbekistan
Managing Transnational Waters of the Aral Sea Basin: A Geographical Perspective
Agricultural Development and Environmental Constraints in Northwest Africa
Agricultural Development or Sustainable Agriculture: The Case of the Middle East
The Smallholder in Turkish Agriculture: Obstacle or Opportunity?
Contributors
Index

Pub Date: 2001 ISBN: PAPER:    0-295-98047-8    9780295980478 Price: Paper: $30.00s Subject Listing: Asian Studies Anthropology Middle East Studies Political Science Bibliographic information: 318 pp., 6" x 9" Published with: Russian, East European, and Central Asian Studies Center at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies