During the early years of transition output fell dramatically in almost all transitioneconomies. However, the Uzbek experience was an exception to this rule. Outputfell only slightly, soon to be followed by small but positive and persistent economicgrowth. This extraordinary performance, known...

Uzbekistan's higher education system has undergone some dramatic changes in the past century, evolving from largely traditional religious colleges to fully state-funded communist-atheist institutions. Since the end of the communist administration and subsequent market-oriented reforms, the...