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LEADER: 02053cam a2200301 a 4500
001 2012011121
003 DLC
005 20130530095930.0
008 120330s2013 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012011121
020 $a9780765635044 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9780765635051 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $aac-----
050 00 $aHC420.3$b.L374 2013
082 00 $a338.958$223
100 1 $aLaruelle, Marlène.
245 10 $aGlobalizing Central Asia :$bgeopolitics and the challenges of economic development /$cMarlène Laruelle and Sebastien Peyrouse.
260 $aArmonk, N.Y. :$bM.E.Sharpe,$cc2013.
300 $axx, 355 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-331) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- "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.
650 0 $aEconomic development$zAsia, Central.
650 0 $aGeopolitics$zAsia, Central.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xForeign economic relations.
650 0 $aGlobalization$zAsia, Central.
700 1 $aPeyrouse, Sébastien.