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Consequences Of Creating A Market Economy: Evidence From Household Surveys In Central Asia collects household survey data from five Central Asian countries - Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan - each put forth some effort toward creating a market economy before the breakup of the USSR in late 1991. Each nation began with similar conditions, yet pursued a different economic strategy after receiving independence. The resulting data concerning living standards, winners and losers in the transition to a market economy, the influence of national policies and other systemic factors, women's issues in the new labor market, and much more helps paint a revealing picture of the economic challenges facing struggling nations today. Evaluations of the statistical data do have a high level of complexity and involve calculus; Conseq-uences Of Creating A Market Economy is unquestionably meant for advanced students and scholars. A revealing, insightful text, highly recommended.