Energy, wealth and governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia : lessons not learned /

Energy, wealth and governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia : lessons not learned / edited by Richard Auty and Indra de Soysa. - 1 online resource (xiii, 287 pages) - Central Asia research forum . - Central Asia research forum series. .

Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge.

part Part I Introduction -- chapter 1 Transition to mid-income democracies or to failed states? / chapter 2 Resource-driven models of the development of the political economy1 / part Part II Transition trends and scenarios within the CCA region -- chapter 3 Nature's blessing or nature's curse? The political economy of transition in resource-based economies / chapter 4 Optimistic and pessimistic energy rent deployment scenarios for Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan / chapter 5 Resource abundance, governance and economic performance in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan1 / chapter 6 Transition and economic development challenges in the resource-poor countries / part Part III Political economy constraints -- chapter 7 Deficient social capital and its consequences for sustained reform / chapter 8 Incentives to reform in the Caucasus and Central Asian political states / part Part IV Synergies of resource-rich and resource-poor CCA countries -- chapter 9 The importance of good neighbors: regional trade in Central Asia / chapter 10 Environmental problems and solutions in the Caspian and Aral Basins / chapter 11 Regional threat perceptions and risks of military con?ict / part Part V Assessing the strength of external leverage on the CCA political economy -- chapter 12 Prospective impacts of Russia and Iran / chapter 13 China, Russia and energy in the CCA region and East Asia1 / chapter 14 The e?ectiveness of western leverage: IFI projects and programs / part Part VI Conclusion -- chapter 15 Conclusion: lessons not learned by the CCA countries? / RICHARD M. AUTY -- RICHARD M. AUTY -- AKRAM ESANOV -- RICHARD M. AUTY -- RICHARD POMFRET -- CEVDET DENIZER -- ERICA JOHNSON -- RICHARD M. AUTY AND INDRA DE SOYSA -- CLEMENS GRAFE -- Caspian and Aral Basins ANIL MARKANDYA AND RICHARD M. AUTY -- ROY ALLISON -- MARK N. KATZ -- CHARLES E. ZIEGLER -- ROBINDER BHATTY -- RICHARD M. AUTY.

9780203099803 9781134194100 9781134194148 9781134194155

10.4324/9780203099803 doi


Energy policy--Caucasus.
Energy policy--Asia, Central.


Caucasus--Economic conditions.
Asia, Central--Economic conditions--1991-
Caucasus--Politics and government.
Asia, Central--Politics and government--1991-

HC415.16 / .E64 2005

333.790947509049 / E567