Development of Siberia

Siberia has been described as 'Russia's El Dorado'. Despite severe climatic and little-known region has recently played an increasingly important role in the Soviet Union's-and the world's-economy. This book draws on the expertise of specialists on Siberia from a variety of disciplines in both East and West to present an up-to-date examination of problems relating to the territory's social and economic development, past and present. It contains chapters on the history of Siberia's early exploration and colonization; on present-day communications, labor shortage, the oil and gas industries, problems of social planning and organization, and a whole section devoted to the condition of the non-Russian native peoples of Siberia. A final chapter raises the question of Siberia's place in Mikhail Gorbachev's plans for the economic reconstruction (perestroika) of the Soviet Union.Wood, Alan is the author of 'Development of Siberia', published 1989 under ISBN 9780312032449 and ISBN 0312032447.