ABSTRACT

Approaching Central Asia from the perspective of geopolitics, transition, oil and stability, the authors provide a very broad and diverse analysis of the region, examining domestic and international developments since 1991. The book both provides an introduction to the region and presents advanced research on international pipeline projects, political risk and developments after September 11th. The authors draw on a variety of disciplines, including economics, politics, international relations, law and sociology.

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part 1 Country surveys

chapter 1|16 pages

Independent Turkmenistan

From post-communism to sultanism

chapter 2|11 pages

Independent Kazakhstan

Managing heterogeneity

chapter 3|11 pages

Independent Kyrgyzstan

Liberalisation and economic reform

chapter 4|12 pages

Independent Uzbekistan

Ten years of gradualism or stagnation?

chapter 5|14 pages

Independent Tajikistan

Ten years lost

part |2 pages

Part 2 Politics and society

chapter 9|11 pages

Turkmenistan

The political elite in an ethnic society

chapter 10|12 pages

Nation-building and language standardisation in Kazakhstan

The Irish–Norwegian model of nationalism

chapter 11|10 pages

Agricultural restructuring in Kyrgyzstan: the next phase

The next phase The privatization phase of agricultural restructuring: expansion of subsistence

part |2 pages

Part 3 The Caspian: oil, pipelines and the environment

chapter 12|18 pages

Caspian oil and gas: how far have we come and where are we going?

How far have we come and where are we going? The reserve base

chapter 14|17 pages

The Caspian states of the former Soviet Union

Economic performance since 1998

chapter 15|11 pages

The Caspian Sea

The management and politicisation of the maritime ecosystem in a period of transition

chapter 16|14 pages

Central Asian water problems

The role of international law

part |2 pages

Part 4 Security and geopolitics