Central Asian republics
Independence and after
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10473192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Hyman, Anthony A Hyman (0000-0003-3664-154X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 341 |
| Pages | 67-79 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00358539708454345 |
| OpenAlex | W2020259081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
The peoples of the five Central Asian republics are in search of their identity and cultural roots after lengthy artificial isolation during the Soviet era. They face deep‐seated social and economic problems in addition to the environmental threat of the shrinking of the Aral Sea due to overexploitation of water resources for agriculture during Soviet rule. But the Caspian basin holds one of the largest unexploited sources of oil and is attracting significant international interest. Construction of a pipeline across Afghanistan to the open sea in Pakistan requires the resolution of the Afghan conflict. Developments in the region have implications for China, and the Middle East as well as the West and the republics' former rulers. Prospects for stability are linked to the republics' economic weaknesses. Conditions are likely to worsen as transition continues and social tensions could be heightened, while the Islamic revival is exerting greater influence
China · Development economics · Economics · Economy · Frontier · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Islam · Middle East · Overexploitation · Political science · Philippine History and Culture · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Soviet and Russian History
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |