Energy, wealth and governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia : lessons not learned / / edited by Richard Auty and Indra de Soysa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910348234303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• ISBN: 1-134-19414-5; 1-134-19415-3; 1-280-48070-X; 9786610480708; 0-203-09980-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Collana: Central Asia research forum
• Altri autori (Persone): AutyR. M (Richard M.); De SoysaIndra
• Disciplina: 333.79/09475/09049
• Soggetti: Energy policy - Caucasus; Energy policy - Asia, Central; Electronic books.; Caucasus Economic conditions; Asia, Central Economic conditions 1991-; Caucasus Politics and government; Asia, Central Politics and government 1991-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Book Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Series Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I Introduction""; ""1 Transition to mid-income democracies or to failed states?""; ""2 Resource-driven models of the development of the political economy1""; ""Part II Transition trends and scenarios within the CCA region""; ""3 Natureâ€?s blessing or natureâ€?s curse? The political economy of transition in resource-based economies""; ""4 Optimistic and pessimistic energy rent deployment scenarios for Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan""; ""5 Resource abundance, governance and economic performance in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan1""""6 Transition and economic ; development challenges in the resource-poor countrie""; ""Part III Political economy constraints""; ""7 De cient social capital and its consequences for sustained reform""; ""8 Incentives to reform in the Caucasus and Central Asian political states""; ""Part IV Synergies of resource-rich and resource-poor CCA countries""; ""9 The importance of good neighbors Regional trade in Central Asia""; ""10 Environmental problems and solutions in the Caspian and Aral Basins""; ""11 Regional threat perceptions and risks of military con ict""""Part V Assessing the strength of external leverage on the CCA political economy""; ""12 Prospective impacts of Russia and Iran""; ""13 China, Russia and energy in the CCA region and East Asia1""; ""14 The effectiveness of western leverage IFI projects and programs""; ""Part VI Conclusion""; ""15 Conclusion Lessons not learned by the CCA countries?""; ""Index""