Chapter 18: Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia

Libman, Alexander; Vinokurov, Evgeny

Chapter 18: Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia

Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of Post-Soviet Integration. Basingtoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 978-0-230-30269-3

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Alexander Libman

Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Evgeny Vinokurov

Eurasian Development Bank

Date Written: July 23, 2012

Abstract

Libman and Vinokurov discuss the evolution of post-Soviet regional integration as a prominent case of 'holding-together regionalism' -- integration of countries originally belonging to a single political entity. They provide a detailed account of the economic, political and social aspects of the interaction of post-Soviet countries, studying both formal regionalism and informal linkages between companies and individuals. The book pays particular attention to the political economy of this process, assessing both the reasons for the ineffectiveness of post-Soviet regionalism until recently and the driving forces of its persistence. It investigates migration flows, mutual trade and investments, as well as interaction in key sectors of infrastructure, such as telecommunications, transportation, agriculture and power utilities.

Keywords: regionalism, CIS, Eurasia, post-Soviet space, Central Asia, Investment, Labour Migration

JEL Classification: F01, F21, F62, J61

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Libman, Alexander and Vinokurov, Evgeny, Chapter 18: Post-Soviet Space, Central Asia and Eurasia (July 23, 2012). Libman A., Vinokurov E. (2012) Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of Post-Soviet Integration. Basingtoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 978-0-230-30269-3, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2739758