Johns Hopkins University publishes book on contemporary Turkmenistan

"In Turkmenistan, 11% of children are malnourished, and 15% have a developmental delay," such data provides senior research fellow at Johns Hopkins University Sebastien Peyrouse in his new book, referring to the UN Food Programme, CA-News reports with reference to the "Chronicles of Turkmenistan."
The book is called "Turkmenistan: Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development." The author collected data from various sources, which in itself is a
big job, especially when it comes to such a closed country like Turkmenistan, the report says.

The book contains historical and statistical data that describes the role of Saparmurat Niyazov in the establishment of an independent Turkmenistan, and tells about the current president, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov. It assesses social and economic development and discusses the question of whether Turkmenistan will become a "Central Asian Kuwait."

A presentation of the new book by Peyrouse, as well as a briefing with representatives of Turkmen human rights organizations, was held in Washington, DC (USA) in mid-March, according to "Chronicles of Turkmenistan."