Kazakhstan in the Making: Legitimacy, Symbols, and Social Changes

Book Overview

Kazakhstan is one of the best-known success stories of Central Asia, perhaps even of the entire Eurasian space. It boasts a fast growing economy--at least until the 2014 crisis--a strategic location between Russia, China, and the rest of Central Asia, and a regime with far-reaching branding strategies. But the country also faces weak institutionalization, patronage, authoritarianism, and regional gaps in socioeconomic standards that challenge the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498525490
• ISBN13: 9781498525497
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"