03359nam 22006974a 450 991021996140332120200520144314.01-281-18085-897866111808500-8330-4242-4(CKB)1000000000481430(EBL)322529(OCoLC)183661594(SSID)ssj0000143405(PQKBManifestationID)11911907(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143405(PQKBWorkID)10113240(PQKB)11133236(MiAaPQ)EBC322529(MiAaPQ)EBC4970011(Au-PeEL)EBL322529(CaPaEBR)ebr10225485(OCoLC)780926520(Au-PeEL)EBL4970011(CaONFJC)MIL118085(OCoLC)1027160223(EXLCZ)99100000000048143020051018d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEconomic dimensions of security in Central Asia /Sergej Mahnovski, Kamil Akramov, Theodore Karasik1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Project Air Force20071 online resource (119 p.)"MG-417-AF"--P. [4] of cover."Prepared for the United States Air Force."0-8330-3866-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-92).Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Economic Fault Lines; Economic Overview; Poverty; The Shadow Economy; Corruption; Foreign Debt; Chapter Three - Sectoral Trends and Implications; Agriculture; Energy; Banking; Chapter Four - Human Development and Social Trends; Health Care; Education; Drug Trade and Human Trafficking; Chapter Five - Conclusions and Implications for the United STates; Prospects for Development in the Region; Overview of Foreign Assistance in Central AsiaImplications for the U.S. Role in Central AsiaAppendix; BibliographyThis report assesses the economic dimensions of security in post-Soviet Central Asia and considers their implications for the role of the United States. The September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States led to the realization among policymakers that instability, failed and failing states, and economic and political underdevelopment present security concerns not just to the states that suffer directly from these problems but to the global community as a whole. In this regard, Central Asia may be at a crossroads, as demonstrated by the so-called "Tulip Revolution" in Kyrgyzstan and the unrestEconomic assistance, AmericanAsia, CentralAsia, CentralEconomic conditions1991-Asia, CentralSocial conditions1991-Economic assistance, American330.958Mahnovski Sergej1047834Akramov Kamil966069Karasik Theodore William974430Project Air Force (U.S.)United States.Air Force.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219961403321Economic dimensions of security in Central Asia2475708UNINA