Globalizing Central Asia : geopolitics and the challenges of economic development / Marlène Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse.

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Main Author: Laruelle, Marlène
Other Authors: Peyrouse, Sébastien
Language:English
Published: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2013], ©2013.
Subjects:
Economic development > Asia, Central.
Geopolitics > Asia, Central.
Globalization > Asia, Central.
Asia, Central > Foreign economic relations.
Physical Description:xx, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • "Great games" and "small games" : the strategies and outcomes of external actors
  • Russia in Central Asia : old patterns, new challenges
  • China : the newcomer that made a difference
  • The United States : the too distant, but unavoidable partner
  • The European Union : soft power or realpolitik?
  • Middle Eastern and Gulf countries seeking a role in Central Asia
  • Central Asia looking east : the search for Asian dynamism
  • The regional market : economic weaknesses and political blockades
  • Facing globalization : strengths and weaknesses of Central Asia's economies
  • The weight of the soil : the agriculture sector
  • Hydrocarbons : at the core of Central Asia's international strategies
  • Mineral wealth : export strategies versus state sovereignty
  • A driver of development : the electricity sector
  • Overcoming landlockedness : the transport challenge
  • A structurally weakened industrial base
  • The future of the services sector
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the authors.