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Economic Aspects of the Chinese–Central Asia Rapprochement Sébastien Peyrouse SILK ROAD PAPER September 2007 The Economic Aspects of the Chinese-Central Asia Rapprochement Sébastien Peyrouse © Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program – A Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center Johns Hopkins University-SAIS‚ 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW‚ Washington‚ D.C. 20036‚ U.S. Institute for Security and Development Policy‚ V. Finnbodav. 2‚ 131 30 Stockholm-Nacka
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The Silk Road from China to India Over many centuries two vast regions of Asian continent – China and India have been seeking after mutually beneficial trade relations. The great mountainous system of Hindukush‚ which latitudinally stretches from India for almost 800 kilometres‚ the Tibetan Upland in south-western part of China‚ which is surrounded by the mountain systems of the Himalayas and the Karakorum‚ upland plains and the Tien-Shan mountains in the western and north-western parts
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The Role of Political Leadership in the USA and Central Asian Countries: Comparative Analysis Political systems can function with no constitution‚ judicial or legislative branches‚ but not a single government can survive with no strong leader‚ a powerful executive to form a state policy. Howard Gardner‚ an American psychologist‚ in his book “Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership‚” defined a leader as “an individual (or‚ rarely‚ a set of individuals) who significantly affects the thoughts‚ feelings
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In the fairytale Fitcher’s Bird‚ a sorcerer disguises himself as an old beggar and kidnaps beautiful girls. One day‚ the sorcerer discovers a house with a man who has three beautiful daughters. After kidnapping the eldest daughter‚ the sorcerer tests her fidelity and obedience by handing her an egg and a set of keys. The daughter is allowed to explore the house‚ but she is forbidden to enter one room of the house or lose the egg. The eldest daughter succumbs to her curiosity and enters the room that
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Research Questions Do Institutions Matter in Post-Soviet Countries? To what extent have semi-presidential institutions in Central Asia and the Caucasus had an impact on the practice of politics in the region since statehood in the early 1990s? Has the vertical power tradition of the Soviet system supervened on all institutional factors‚ or has there been sufficient openness and accountability for institutions to have an effect? Is it a waste of time to study the role of institutions in non-democracies
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The Use of Student Assessment for Policy and Learning Improvement Education Policy and Reform Unit (EPR) Education Policy Research Working Document No. 1 Published by UNESCO Bangkok Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building 920 Sukhumvit Road‚ Prakanong‚ Klongtoey Bangkok 10110‚ Thailand © UNESCO 2013 All rights reserved The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression
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The negative effect of introduction of new species into Issyk Kul Lake and its impact on the livelihoods of local people and the environment. Introduction Issyk Kul is popular tourist destination in Kyrgyzstan. Tourists from Central Asia‚ Russia and Europe come to enjoy the magnificent view and the serenity of the lake surrounded by humongous mountains of Tianshan. It is regarded as the jewel of the country. 10% of the country’s GDP is contributed by tourism sector‚ and 9% of it is coming from
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116TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS’ PAPERS CRIME IN INDIA Sanjiv Kumar Upadhyay * I. CRIME IN INDIA A. General There were 61.8 million criminal cases reported in 1998 with a rate of 6366 per million population. 77.8% of cases investigated were chargesheeted in a court of law. There were 5.7 million cases pending in courts of which trail was completed in 15.8% of cases and of these‚ 37.4% cases ended in conviction. There are 41.6 police personnel per sq. kilometers and 1360 per million
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