Relate major political and economic issues of post-Soviet Central Asia from Soviet legacy and regime types to state-business relations and investment environment. Learn about the characteristics that unite and distinguish the Central Asian region. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 336C, Government 324G, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies 335 (Topic: Central Asian Pol and Econ), 335 (Topic 43). Three lecture hours a week for one semester