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A Society and economy in transition
Mongolia in transition • (22) • Published In 1996 • Pages: 23-41
By: Bruun, Ole, Odgaard, Ole.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this chapter from the book 'Mongolia in Transition,' the authors discuss the post-Soviet era economic and political changes in Mongolia, which began in 1990. The overnight change from a planned economy to a market economy involved the privatization of state and collective assets, and price and trade liberalizations. Lack of banks, adequate transportation, trade opportunities, and foreign aid were among some of the factors that have made the transition difficult and resulted in a precipitous decline in the country's economic productivity and living standards. The second part of the chapter focuses on domestic political developments since 1989, when the opposition party, the Mongolian Democratic Union, was formed. In the so-called peaceful revolution, parliamentary elections were held in 1990, a constitution ratified in 1992, followed by a new round of elections, and a presidential election in 1993. Opposition groups continue to demonstrate against corruption and put pressure on the still dominant old guard party, the Mongolian Peoples Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The authors also comment on the revival of Buddhism and Mongolia's developing relations with China.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Production and supply
- Income and demand
- Ownership and control of capital
- External relations
- Miscellaneous government activities
- Form and rules of government
- Pressure politics
- Elections
- Political movements
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mongolia
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ; 2005
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1989-1996
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Mongolia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ole Bruun and Ole Odgaard
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97101609
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Mongolia