International Trade and Finance Association Working Papers 2008
Towards An Economic Cooperative Zone of Turkic Nations: Aspirations and BottlenecksM. Raquibuz Zaman, Ithaca College M. Raquibuz Zaman, Ph. D. Charles A. Dana Professor of Finance & International Business Ithaca College Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607-274-3692 Fax: 607-274-1152 E-mail: zaman@ithaca.edu Web page: www.ithaca.edu/faculty/zaman Download the Paper (PDF format) - August 6, 2008 Tell a colleague about it. Printing Tips: Select 'print as image' in the Acrobat print dialog if you have trouble printing. ABSTRACT: Turkey and the central Asian nations of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan all have linguistic and cultural ties that could blossom into some form of economic bloc that could also attract a number of Middle Eastern states as well as China, Mongolia, and South Korea into more closer coordination of economic and regional policies. This study analyzes the likely economic and socio-political benefits of a cooperative bloc of the Turkic nations. It also elaborates on the possible domestic as well as regional and international antagonism against the formation and operation of such a bloc. This paper was presented May 23, 2008, at the 18th International Conference of the International Trade and Finance Association at Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. SUGGESTED CITATION:
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