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This collection of essays is part of a series that publishes the analytical works from a project initiated in 1995 by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and decocted to the study of the social, economic, and political development of the countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The essays published here represent papers that were presented at the biannual conferences in 2005: the first in Almaty, Kazakhstan in June 2005 (jointly organized by SPF and the Kazakhstani analytical journal Exclusive) and the second in Goa, India in November 2005 (jointly organized by SPF and the International Center of Goa, India). Contents: Preface 1. The Protracted Process of the Breakdown of the Russian Empire 2. The Political System of Kazakhstan: Factors of Instability, Prospects for Development 3. The South Caucasus: An Encyclopedia of Transition Models 4. China and Central Asia: Tendencies and Prospects for Economic Corruption 5. Central Asia: Factors in the Reestablishment of Economic Growth, 1996-2004 6. Institutional Barriers to the Economic Development of Uzbekistan 7. Accession of Azerbaijan to the World Trade Organization: A Comparative Analysis 8. A Series of Interviews: Dr. Boris Rumer |
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