LEADER 03359nam 22006974a 450 001 9910219961403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-18085-8 010 $a9786611180850 010 $a0-8330-4242-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000481430 035 $a(EBL)322529 035 $a(OCoLC)183661594 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000143405 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11911907 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143405 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10113240 035 $a(PQKB)11133236 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC322529 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4970011 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL322529 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225485 035 $a(OCoLC)780926520 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4970011 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL118085 035 $a(OCoLC)1027160223 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000481430 100 $a20051018d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEconomic dimensions of security in Central Asia /$fSergej Mahnovski, Kamil Akramov, Theodore Karasik 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND Project Air Force$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (119 p.) 300 $a"MG-417-AF"--P. [4] of cover. 300 $a"Prepared for the United States Air Force." 311 $a0-8330-3866-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 83-92). 327 $aCover; 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 Asia 327 $aImplications for the U.S. Role in Central AsiaAppendix; Bibliography 330 $aThis 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 unrest 606 $aEconomic assistance, American$zAsia, Central 607 $aAsia, Central$xEconomic conditions$y1991- 607 $aAsia, Central$xSocial conditions$y1991- 615 0$aEconomic assistance, American 676 $a330.958 700 $aMahnovski$b Sergej$01047834 701 $aAkramov$b Kamil$0966069 701 $aKarasik$b Theodore William$0974430 712 02$aProject Air Force (U.S.) 712 02$aUnited States.$bAir Force. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219961403321 996 $aEconomic dimensions of security in Central Asia$92475708 997 $aUNINA