Albert Camus in Uzbekistan

Prosody and punctuation in the stranger by Albert Camus

The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the results of a study concerning the prosodic interpretation of punctuation. The focus is placed on the two most common punctuation marks, that is to say, full stops and commas. The findings are based on a comparison between The Stranger by Albert Camus the way it is published as a book and the way it is read out by its author in two French ra...

Higher Education in Uzbekistan

After independence in 1991, Uzbekistan became the master of its own way of economic and social development and had the task to construct a democratic state and open civil society, a socially-oriented market economy. All this entailed a radical reform of the education system in Uzbekistan. Education had to be reoriented towards meeting the common national interest and ensuring competitiveness in...

Uzbekistan: who's in charge now?

Highlights on Health in Uzbekistan

Country Highlights give an overview of the health and health-related situation in a given country and compare, where possible, its position in relation with other countries in the region. The Highlights have been developed in collaboration with Member States for operational purposes and do not constitute a formal statistical publication. They are based on information provided by Member States a...

Uzbekistan HiT Summary

After the break-up of the Soviet Union, Uzbekistan experienced a period of severe recession and the economy is only slowly recovering. In 2006, the country recorded a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of $ 2247 (measured in current international $ in purchasing power parity, PPP), which compared to $ 1511 in 1991. Using a poverty headcount of PPP US $ 2 per day, 2% of the population were ...