My Library

University LibraryCatalogue

     
Limit search to items available for borrowing or consultation
Result Page: Previous Next
 
Look for full text

Search Discovery

Search CARM Centre Catalogue

Search Trove

Add record to RefWorks

E-RESOURCE
Author Olcott, Martha Brill, 1949-

Title Central Asia's second chance / Martha Brill Olcott.

Published Washington, D.C. : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, ©2005.

Copies

Location Call No. Status
 UniM INTERNET Resource    AVAILABLE
Physical description 1 online resource (xiii, 389 pages) : 1 color map
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents After September 11, an unexpected chance -- Central Asia : the first ten years of independence -- The geopolitics of Central Asia prior to September 11 -- Meeting social and economic burdens -- Failures of political institution building create the challenge of succession -- Changing geopolitics : less has changed than one might think -- What to expect from the future : dealing with common problems.
Summary A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the region's path from independence to the post-9/11 world. The first decade of Central Asian independence was disappointing for those who envisioned a straightforward transition from Soviet republics to independent states with market economies and democratic political systems. Leaders excused political failures by pointing to security risks, including the presence of terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The situation changed dramatically after 9/11, when the camps were largely destroyed and the United States introduced a military presence. More importantly the international community engaged with these states to give them a "second chance" to address social and economic problems. But neither the aid-givers nor the recipients were willing to approach problems in new ways. Now, terrorists groups are once again making their presence felt and some states may be becoming global security risks. This book explores how the region squandered its second chance and what might happen next.
Subject Economic assistance, American -- Asia, Central.
Peace.
Asia, Central -- Economic conditions -- 1991-
Asia, Central -- Politics and government -- 1991-
Electronic books.
ISBN 9780870032875 (electronic bk.)
0870032879 (electronic bk.)
9780870032189 (cloth)
0870032186 (cloth)
9780870032172 (paper)
0870032178 (paper)
Publisher Number EB00642159 Recorded Books

chat loading...