World Bank2014-02-032014-02-032013-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16789This report assesses the challenges and opportunities for the development of the Khatlon oblast in Tajikistan. The report argues that the rise in the strategic significance of Khatlon must be matched by responses in public policy and a strong upturn in private investment to strengthen economic prospects. The report identifies four key reform imperatives for stimulating growth in the oblast. These are: (i) promoting cities and internal connectivity to build labor skills, realize scale economies, and diversify output; (ii) harnessing the potential of agriculture for exports; (iii) reshaping public policies to encourage entrepreneurship and reduce corruption; and (iv) retooling free economic zones to build in internal supply chains and conform to modern management practices. The report also recognizes the critical importance of building security and antinarcotics defenses, but details in these areas lie outside the scope of the work. The underlying belief behind the assessment of the growth prospects of the oblast is that a rapidly prosperous Khatlon with rising private investment will itself be stabilizing.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO JOBSACCESS TO MARKETSACCESS TO TELEPHONEAFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATIONAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVEAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTAGRICULTURAL OUTPUTAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAGRICULTUREAGRICULTURE PRODUCTIONAIRAIR FREIGHTAIR SERVICESAIRPORTAIRPORT CAPACITYARREARSBARRIERS TO INVESTMENTBENEFITS OF MIGRATIONBRIDGEBRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURECAPITAL FORMATIONCAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCITIZENSCITY TRANSPORTCIVIL CONFLICTCIVIL WARCOLLATERALCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPLICATIONSCORRUPTIONCURRENT ACCOUNTCURRENT POPULATIONDEBTSDEVELOPMENT BANKDEVELOPMENT CENTERDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDIVERSIFICATIONDOMESTIC FLIGHTSDRIVINGDRUG TRAFFICKINGEARNINGSECONOMIC ACTIVITYECONOMIC AGENTSECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICSECONOMIC CONCENTRATIONECONOMIC COOPERATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GEOGRAPHYECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC STRUCTUREECONOMIES OF SCALEENROLLMENTEXPENDITURESEXPLOITATIONEXPORTSEXTREME POVERTYFAMILY MEMBERSFARMERSFEMALE LABOR FORCEFERTILITYFISCAL POLICIESFOOD SECURITYFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFREIGHTFREIGHT OPERATIONSGDPGDP PER CAPITAGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEHEALTH FACILITIESHIGH FERTILITY RATEHIGH TRANSPORTHIGHWAYHOUSEHOLD SIZEHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN CAPACITYHUMAN CAPITALINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONINDUSTRIALIZATIONINEQUALITYINFORMATION CAMPAIGNSINTERNATIONAL AIRPORTSINTERNATIONAL FINANCEINTERNATIONAL FLIGHTSINTERNATIONAL TRADEINVENTORYITCJOB CREATIONLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MIGRANTSLACK OF INFORMATIONLAND BANKLAND MARKETLAND MARKETSLAND RIGHTLAND TENURELAND USELEVELS OF PRODUCTIVITYLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOW TARIFFSMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMEATMIGRANTMIGRANT WORKERSMIGRATIONMIGRATION POLICYMINORITYMISUNDERSTANDINGMODERNIZATIONNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNATIONAL STRATEGYOFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEPASSENGERSPATENTSPATRONAGEPEACEPER CAPITA INCOMEPOLICEPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPOST-CONFLICT RECONCILIATIONPOTENTIAL MIGRANTSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIVATE INVESTMENTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE INVESTORPRIVATE SECTORPRIVILEGED ACCESSPRODUCTION COSTSPROFITABILITYPROGRESSPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLICPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC INVESTMENTSPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSRAILRAILROADRAILWAYRAPID TRANSPORTRATE OF POPULATION GROWTHRATES OF POPULATIONREAL ESTATEREAL GDPRECREATIONREGIONAL COOPERATIONREGIONAL STRATEGYREGULATORY REGIMEREMITTANCEREMITTANCESRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSRESPECTRICHER COUNTRIESROADROAD LINKSROAD NETWORKROADSROUTEROUTESRULE OF LAWRURAL AREASSAFETYSANITATIONSEA LEVELSECONDARY EDUCATIONSKILL DEVELOPMENTSKILL LEVELSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSMALL ENTERPRISESSOURCE OF INCOMESTREETSSUPPLY CHAINSUPPLY CHAINSSUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURETAXTAXATIONTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELECOMMUNICATIONSTOTAL OUTPUTTRADE BARRIERSTRADE DEFICITTRADE FACILITATIONTRADE POLICYTRADITIONAL CRAFTSTRAFFICTRANSACTIONS COSTSTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT CORRIDORSTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORTATIONTREATYTROUGHTRUCKSTUNNELSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATEUNIONURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBANIZATIONVALUATIONVALUE ADDEDVEHICLEVILLAGESVULNERABILITYWATER RESOURCESWORKING CAPITALWorld Bankhttps://doi.org/10.1596/16789