The State as Investment Market: Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective

By Johan Engvall

Book Overview

Based on the case of Kyrgyzstan, while going well beyond it to elaborate a theory of the developing state that comprehends corruption as not merely criminal, but a type of market based on highly rational decisions made by the powerful individuals within, or connected to, the state.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822964139
• ISBN13: 9780822964131
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"