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  • Inequality, segregation and poor performance: the education system in Northern Ireland 
    Borooah, Vani K.; Knox, Colin (Educational Review, 2016)
    Northern Ireland is now a post-conflict society but one of the legacies of the “troubles” is an education system which is defined by religious affiliation/identity. A parallel system of schools continues to exist where ...
  • New Estimates of Factor Income Shares in Central Asian Economies 
    Thampapillai, Dodo J.; Chen, Yvonne Jie; Bacani, Christopher Ivo; Baris, Omer (Economic Papers, 2016)
    This paper illustrates a simple method to derive the income accounts in the context of limited macroeconomic data. The method is relevant for several developing countries where the statements on income are clearly absent ...
  • Innovating Public Service Delivery in Transitional Countries: The Case of One Stop Shops in Kazakhstan 
    Janenova, Saltanat; Kim, Pan Suk (International Journal of Public Administration, 2016-02-16)
    This article analyses the implementation of managerial ideas in Kazakhstan using the case of a combined public service delivery called “One Stop Shops”. Several public services are provided in a single building rather than ...
  • New Trajectories of Civil Service Reform in Kazakhstan 
    Janenova, Saltanat (The Astana Times, 2016-02-16)
    Civil service reform is not a new phenomenon for Kazakhstan, which has positioned itself as a leader among Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) states in terms of improving the civil service system. However, despite ...
  • A Study of Household Coal Demand and its Implications for Rural Energy Policies 
    Atakhanova, Zauresh; Howie, Peter (Resources Policy, 2016-03-29)
    Household use of coal creates high levels of indoor and outdoor pollution affecting human health and the environment. However, millions of people across northern Asia and some parts of Europe continue using coal for space ...
  • Determinants of Bribery: Theory and Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo; Araral, Eduardo; Pak, Anton; Xun, Wu (African Development Review, 2016-06-01)
    The paper investigates the determinants of bribery in sub-Saharan Africa by using probit models and data from the World Bank's Enterprise Survey of 10,457 firms in 30 countries in sub-Saharan Africa from 2009 to 2013. By ...
  • Traveling The Digital Silk Road 
    McKeon, Belinda (Digitalist, 2016-09-07)
  • Bridging the divide 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo; Nwokora, Zim (Politics and Policy, 2016-12)
    Party systems research has proceeded along two parallel lines of inquiry, one predominantly “qualitative” and the other “quantitative.” This article attempts to bridge this divide in two ways. First, by showing that ...
  • Good Governance Matters in Kazakhstan 
    Knox, Colin (Astana Times, 2016-12-09)
    Good Governance Matters is the strapline of Nazarbayev University’s Graduate School of Public Policy. But what does “good governance” mean for the citizens of Kazakhstan? If Kazakhstan is to join the top 30 developed ...
  • Эффективное управление и Казахстан 
    Пелиццо, Рикардо (Zakon.kz, 2016-12-26)
    За последние 20 лет международное сообщество обеспокоилось издержками коррупции. Коррупция препятствует прямым иностранным инвестициям, замедляет экономический рост и мешает странам достичь своих целей. Правительство ...
  • Есть ли у государства своя "невидимая рука"? 
    Оразгалиев, Серик (Tengrinews, 2016-12-27)
    Вопрос о роли государства в регулировании экономики является одним из самых дискутируемых со времен зарождения экономической теории. Есть вымышленная история о том, что Адам Смит и Карл Маркс плыли в одной лодке и внезапно ...
  • Реформа оказания государственных услуг в Казахстане 
    Джаненова, Салтанат (Zakon.kz, 2016-12-28)
    В январе 2016 года была создана Государственная корпорация «Правительство для граждан» с миссией стать единым провайдером всех госуслуг в Казахстане по образцу «Service Canada» в Канаде и «Centrelink» в Австралии. Госкорпорация ...
  • Декан высшей школы госполитики Назарбаев Университета: Качественное образование не может быть недорогим 
    Вааль, Тамара (Интернет журнал со своим мнением Vласть, 2016-12-28)
    Высшая школа государственной политики Назарбаев Университета – первое англоязычное учебное заведение в Казахстане, которое нацелено на подготовку аналитиков и менеджеров в области государственной политики и разработчиков ...
  • Objective or Perception-Based: A Debate on the Ideal Measure of Corruption 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo; Baris, Omer; Janenova, Saltanat (Cornell International Law Journal,, 2017)
    In Kazakhstan, several institutions have developed new measures of corruption. This Article addresses the doubts that empirical analyses have raised as to whether and to what extent existing measures of corruption provide ...
  • Partnership With Government: An Exit Strategy for Philanthropies? 
    Knox, Colin; Quirk, Padraic (The Foundation Review. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.9707/1944-5660.1348, 2017)
    This article is a case study of Atlantic Philanthropies’ work in Northern Ireland, where it supported three thematic intervention areas: aging; children and young people; and reconciliation and human rights. Atlantic, a ...
  • Constitutional reforms should recognise important role of political parties 
    Pelizzo, Riccardo (The Astana Times, 2017-02-14)
    One of the giants of political science, Maurice Duverger, once observed that knowing political parties was more important than knowing a constitution to understand politics...
  • «Стеклянный потолок» казахстанской госслужбы: невидим для мужчин, реальность для женщин 
    Джаненова, Салтанат (Vласть. Интернет-журнал со своим мнением, 2017-03-29)
    Согласно Обзору ОЭСР по реализации гендерной политики в Казахстане, чем больше женщин у руля власти, тем более инклюзивна государственная политика и более клиенто-ориентированные государственные услуги, так как они проходят ...
  • Этика на госслужбе: «презумпция невиновности», менталитет или миссия выполнима? 
    Джаненова, Салтанат (Vласть. Интернет-журнал со своим мнением, 2017-05-25)
    В Казахстане наблюдается всплеск внимания к вопросам этики госслужащих. Правительство страны обеспокоено проявлениями неэтичного поведения среди госслужащих и общественным резонансом как реакцией на факты неподобающего ...
  • Analyzing the Experiences of Female Leaders in Civil Service in Kazakhstan: Trapped between Economic Pressure to Earn and Traditional Family Role Expectations 
    Kuzhabekova, Aliya; Janenova, Saltanat; Almukhambetova, Ainur (International Journal of Public Administration, 2017-10-26)
    This paper analyzes the experiences of female leaders in civil service in a rapidly changing political, socio-cultural, and economic context of Kazakhstan. The research presents an analysis of the views of female managers ...
  • Consolidating peace: Rethinking the community relations model in Northern Ireland 
    Knox, Colin (Administration, 2018)
    Northern Ireland has now moved from ‘negative’ peace (the absence of violence, largely) to ‘positive’ peace (confidence-building measures to consolidate gains in voting practice and in reducing discrimination against ...