NATSUDA Kaoru    Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of Asia Pacific Studies    Position   Professor
Language	English
Publication Date	2023/04
Type	Research paper (Other)
Title	Challenges in the Development of the Extractive Industries Sector in Tajikistan: The Case of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Contribution Type	Joint Work
Journal	RCAPS Working Paper
Journal Type	Japan
Volume, Issue, Page	RWP-23001
Author and coauthor	Maxudova Oliya and Kaoru Natsuda
Details	The extractive industry is one of the most rapidly growing sectors in Tajikistan, contributing to industrialization, employment creation, and export earnings of the country. Although Tajikistan joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2013, its membership was suspended a second time in 2022. This study critically examines the failure of the EITI implementation in Tajikistan by identifying five major challenges: 1) poor state capacity), 2) lack of finance, 3) unwillingness to disclose data by extractive companies, 4) lack of public awareness, and 5) insufficient participation of civil society. These challenges are closely interrelated. Insufficient participation of civil society, caused by a lack of finance and poor state capacity, brings about an unwillingness to disclose data and a lack of public awareness. Overall Tajikistan seems to have failed to establish a good governance system.
URL for researchmap	https://en.apu.ac.jp/rcaps/page/content0026.html/