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Globalizing Central Asia : geopolitics and the challenges of economic development / Marlène Laruelle and Sébastien Peyrouse.
Lippincott Library HC420.3 .L374 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laruelle, Marlène.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development--Asia, Central.
- Economic development.
- Geopolitics--Asia, Central.
- Geopolitics.
- Globalization.
- International economic relations.
- Central Asia.
- Asia, Central--Foreign economic relations.
- Asia, Central.
- Globalization--Asia, Central.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 355 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [2013]
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780765635044
- 0765635046
- 9780765635051
- 0765635054
- OCLC:
- 782252349
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