Tajikistan : Reinvigorating Growth in the Khatlon Oblast

This report assesses the challenges and opportunities for the development of the Khatlon oblast in Tajikistan. The report argues that the rise in the strategic significance of Khatlon must be matched by responses in public policy and a strong uptur...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO JOBS ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESS TO TELEPHONE AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AIR AIR FREIGHT AIR SERVICES AIRPORT AIRPORT CAPACITY ARREARS BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BENEFITS OF MIGRATION BRIDGE BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL FORMATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CITIZENS CITY TRANSPORT CIVIL CONFLICT CIVIL WAR COLLATERAL COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES COMPETITIVENESS COMPLICATIONS CORRUPTION CURRENT ACCOUNT CURRENT POPULATION DEBTS DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT CENTER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC FLIGHTS DRIVING DRUG TRAFFICKING EARNINGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC CONCENTRATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ENROLLMENT EXPENDITURES EXPLOITATION EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FAMILY MEMBERS FARMERS FEMALE LABOR FORCE FERTILITY FISCAL POLICIES FOOD SECURITY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREIGHT FREIGHT OPERATIONS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS NATIONAL INCOME HEALTH FACILITIES HIGH FERTILITY RATE HIGH TRANSPORT HIGHWAY HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN CAPACITY HUMAN CAPITAL INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDUSTRIALIZATION INEQUALITY INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY ITC JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MIGRANTS LACK OF INFORMATION LAND BANK LAND MARKET LAND MARKETS LAND RIGHT LAND TENURE LAND USE LEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LIVING STANDARDS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT LOW TARIFFS MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MEAT MIGRANT MIGRANT WORKERS MIGRATION MIGRATION POLICY MINORITY MISUNDERSTANDING MODERNIZATION NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL STRATEGY OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PASSENGERS PATENTS PATRONAGE PEACE PER CAPITA INCOME POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PARTICIPATION POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH POST-CONFLICT RECONCILIATION POTENTIAL MIGRANTS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRIVATE INVESTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVILEGED ACCESS PRODUCTION COSTS PROFITABILITY PROGRESS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS RAIL RAILROAD RAILWAY RAPID TRANSPORT RATE OF POPULATION GROWTH RATES OF POPULATION REAL ESTATE REAL GDP RECREATION REGIONAL COOPERATION REGIONAL STRATEGY REGULATORY REGIME REMITTANCE REMITTANCES RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESPECT RICHER COUNTRIES ROAD ROAD LINKS ROAD NETWORK ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RULE OF LAW RURAL AREAS SAFETY SANITATION SEA LEVEL SECONDARY EDUCATION SKILL DEVELOPMENT SKILL LEVEL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SMALL ENTERPRISES SOURCE OF INCOME STREETS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TAX TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOTAL OUTPUT TRADE BARRIERS TRADE DEFICIT TRADE FACILITATION TRADE POLICY TRADITIONAL CRAFTS TRAFFIC TRANSACTIONS COSTS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORTATION TREATY TROUGH TRUCKS TUNNELS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNION URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBANIZATION VALUATION VALUE ADDED VEHICLE VILLAGES VULNERABILITY WATER RESOURCES WORKING CAPITAL
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/04/18298451/tajikistan-reinvigorating-growth-khatlon-oblast http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16789

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Summary:	This report assesses the challenges and opportunities for the development of the Khatlon oblast in Tajikistan. The report argues that the rise in the strategic significance of Khatlon must be matched by responses in public policy and a strong upturn in private investment to strengthen economic prospects. The report identifies four key reform imperatives for stimulating growth in the oblast. These are: (i) promoting cities and internal connectivity to build labor skills, realize scale economies, and diversify output; (ii) harnessing the potential of agriculture for exports; (iii) reshaping public policies to encourage entrepreneurship and reduce corruption; and (iv) retooling free economic zones to build in internal supply chains and conform to modern management practices. The report also recognizes the critical importance of building security and antinarcotics defenses, but details in these areas lie outside the scope of the work. The underlying belief behind the assessment of the growth prospects of the oblast is that a rapidly prosperous Khatlon with rising private investment will itself be stabilizing.

Tajikistan : Reinvigorating Growth in the Khatlon Oblast

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