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1 online resource (98 pages)
ISBN:
9780821366028
Serie:
World Bank working paper no. 75
Inhalt:
This paper explores ways to unlock the potential for regional development and economic cooperation in the wider Central Asia region. It argues that understanding critical clusters of interrelated issues, and explicitly taking into account geopolitical and political economy considerations, are key in this regard. Regional countries and other stakeholders should focus on a few areas where there are real prospects for success in the short run; a combination of modest "win-win" initiatives and in some cases "bold strokes" that augment and change the distribution of benefits and hence make cooperation more likely to deliver progress.
Inhalt:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- Historical Background -- The Economies of the Region -- Current Geopolitical and Political Economy Considerations -- 2. Main Challenges and Prospects for Regional Cooperation -- Thematic Overview -- Security, Border Management, Narcotics, and Labor Movements -- Transport Infrastructure: Issues and Prospects -- Prospects and Constraints for Development of Regional/Transit Trade -- Energy Development and Energy Trade Prospects -- Water Development, Use, and Management -- 3. Entry Points and Ways Forward -- Framework and Approach -- Ways Forward in Three Areas -- Concluding Comments -- APPENDIXES -- A. Prospects for Electricity Trade -- B. Bringing the Region Closer Together Through Transport Connections -- C. Improving Trade and Transit Facilitation -- References -- LIST OF TABLES -- 1.1 Basic Economic Data on Wider Central Asia (WCA) and its Main Neighbors (2004) -- 1.2 Governance and Economic Policy Regimes -- 1.3 Regional Agreements Involving Wider Central Asia and its Neighbors -- 2.1 Comparative Costs of Shipping a Container from the USA to Selected CA countries -- 2.2 Major Trade and Transit Obstacles -- 2.3 Primary Energy Resources in Wider Central Asia (WCA) and Main Neighbors -- 2.4 Irrigated Land in the Amu Darya Basin -- A.1 Electricity Production and Trade by Selected Regional Countries -- A.2 Electricity Trade among Countries in the Wider Central Asia Region and Selected Other Countries (TWhs/year) -- A.3 Current Arrangements for Electricity Imports by Afghanistan -- A.4 Current and Targeted Electricity Loss Levels in Selected Countries -- A.5 Supply Costs from Generation Options -- A.6 Surplus Electricity Available for Trade (GWh),Annual and Seasonal -- A.7 Marginal Costs of Generation in Target Markets versus Import Costs (cents/kWh).
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ISBN 9780821366011
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821366011
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Print version Economic Cooperation in the Wider Central Asia Region
Sprache:
Englisch
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