Complementing Volume 1 The Pastoral Economy and the Environment, Volume 2 examines the great social change experienced throughout the region following the demise of the Soviet Union, the advent of democracy in Russia and the economic reforms in China. Its contents include an examination of social attitudes regarding the environment, education, employment and unemployment, the effect of privatization policies, womens work, and traditional pastoral practice and relationship with the environment of the Oirat Mongols.