Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge.

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