State-Building in Kazakhstan - Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions

This study examines informal institutions of reciprocity and their connections to state-building in Kazakhstan. The author analyzes both how these institutions changed over time and how they bridged the transition from the Soviet to post-Soviet periods.

Sommario

Introduction: Understanding Informal Institutions in Kazakhstan
Chapter 1: Explaining Informal Institutions
Chapter 2: State Welfare Support and Informal Exchanges: Quantitative Evidence
Chapter 3: Provision of Healthcare Services and Informal Exchanges: Qualitative Evidence
Chapter 4: Informal Payments and Connection in the Education System
Chapter 5: Who Gets What, When and How? State Housing and Informal Institutions in Kazakhstan
Conclusion

Info autore

Dina Sharipova is assistant professor of political science at KIMEP University.

Riassunto

This study examines informal institutions of reciprocity and their connections to state-building in Kazakhstan. The author analyzes both how these institutions changed over time and how they bridged the transition from the Soviet to post-Soviet periods.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dina Sharipova
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781498540568
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4056-8
• Pagine: 190
• Serie: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures; Contemporary Central Asia: Soc; Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, Politics & government, Kazakhstan, Politics and government