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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laruelle, Marlène.

Contributor:

Peyrouse, Sébastien.

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