..., overgrazing, and mining damage to pastureland, herders who could not eke out a living continued to migrate to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, and lived in tents, with no running water and poor sanitation. Elections for the Parliament were held, with the Mongolian People’s Party dominating, but corruption...

... relations with Russia, China, Japan, and the West. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 corruption Putin poverty mining China Mongolia MORRIS ROSSABI Mongolia in 2019 Attempts at Recovery ABSTRACT In 2019, Mongolia sought to recover from a scandal over corruption...

... enterprise. There were signs that Mongolia was becoming less active in engaging its third neighbors. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 presidential election Erdenet corruption mining IMF bailout promissory politics ambassadors foreign policy URADYN E. BULAG Mongolia...

...Li Narangoa Mongolia has been successfully developing its external relations and mining sectors for some years, but 2011 marked a new stage in its success in these areas. The mining boom pushed economic growth to a new level; Mongolia is now one of the fastest-growing economies in the world...

...Uradyn E. Bulag In 2008 Mongolia witnessed the first violent riots in the wake of parliamentary elections since the country became a democracy in 1992, but the crisis was mitigated by the formation of a coalition government. Mining has become a key factor for defining Mongolia's domestic politics...

...Kristina Jönsson Laos in 2008 will be remembered for the worst flooding in decades. No significant societal changes occurred; politics remains as usual, and the resource-rich country continues along the path of economic development through the exploitation of hydropower and mining. Regional...