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A Survey of the Economic Situation in Xinjiang and its Role in the Twenty-first Century

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  • Debasish Chaudhuri

    (I would like to thank Professor Patricia Uberoi, Dr Sreemati Chakraborty Dr Alka Acharya and Sriram Natrajan for their comments on an earlier version of this paper.)

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This paper discusses the macro economic profile of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China during the reform period, the Western Development Strategy and the importance of the region in the changing geo-strategic and geo-economic environment in Central Asia. Xinjiang is the largest administrative unit in China and is rich in mineral resources, especially oil and natural gas, that will make it a major player in generating rapid economic growth in the western part of China in the coming decades. Xinjiang is not only far ahead of other western provinces, it also has the advantage of a flourishing international trade with eight neighbouring countries as well as with other CIS countries and West Asia. The region has also achieved more in basic education. This paper draws attention to the intra-regional economic disparities and the inherent weakness of this arid and water scarce region.

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  • Debasish Chaudhuri, 2005. "A Survey of the Economic Situation in Xinjiang and its Role in the Twenty-first Century," China Report, , vol. 41(1), pages 1-28, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:chnrpt:v:41:y:2005:i:1:p:1-28
    DOI: 10.1177/000944550504100101
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