Kazakhstan: Modernising Government in the Context of Political Inertia
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Date
2008
Authors
Knox, Colin
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Publisher
International Review of Administrative Sciences
Abstract
Kazakhstan declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 and joined the Commonwealth of Independent States. Since then it has witnessed a remarkable economic transformation under the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Pursuing a policy of ‘economy first and then politics’, Kazakhstan is under growing pressure to engage in political reforms which include a modernisation agenda to improve public service provision. Recent constitutional reforms have received a lukewarm reaction from the international community which Kazakhstan is keen to become part of. At the same time a progressive agenda of public services reform is well under way rooted in new public management and a desire to become much more customer focussed in their orientation. This article examines the parallel themes of political reforms and public services modernisation in Kazakhstan.
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Keywords
Kazakhstan, political reforms
Citation
Colin Knox; 2008; Kazakhstan: Modernising Government in the Context of Political Inertia; International Review of Administrative Sciences; http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2090