1st Edition

Globalizing Central Asia Geopolitics and the Challenges of Economic Development

376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

376 Pages
by Routledge

In this global era, Central Asia must be understood in both geo-economic and geopolitical terms. The region's natural resources compel the attention of rivalrous great powers and ambitious internal factions. The local regimes are caught between the need for international collaborations to valorize these riches and the need to maintain control over them in the interest of state sovereignty. Russia... Read more
List of Maps, Figures, and Tables, Introduction, Part I. “Great Games” and “Small Games”: The Strategies and Outcomes of External Actors, Part II. Facing Globalization: Strengths and Weaknesses of Central Asia’s Economies, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index, About the Authors

Biography

Sebastien Peyrouse, Marlene Laruelle