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Book SynopsisKazakhstan has become a successful market reformer under the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. But what type of a market economy has emerged in the country since 1991? This book focuses on Kazakhstan’s transition path, examines the role of the state in steering economic processes, and analyses the state – business interaction.
The Varieties of Capitalism approach and a
core – periphery analytical framework are applied to classify the evolving model of capitalist economy in the country in detail. The research design is based on a qualitative cross-sectional interview study, where 159 semi-structured interviews were conducted. This study makes an innovative contribution to the scholarly literature on the economic and institutional transition of Kazakhstan.
Table of ContentsContents: Economic transition in Kazakhstan – Varieties of Capitalism approach in Kazakhstan – Qualitative cross-sectional interview study – Elite interviewing – Qualitative content analysis – State – business interaction – The
core – periphery hybrid market economy in Kazakhstan – State capitalism – Emerging economies.
