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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Central Asia in transition: dilemmas of political and economic development
edited by Boris Rumer: translated by Gregory Freeze.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56324-766-6 (alk. paper)
1. Asia, Central--Economic conditions.
2. Asia, Central--Economic policy.
I. Rumer, Boris Z.
HC420.3.C455 1996
338.958--dc20
96-8137
CIP

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Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
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