The State as Investment Market
Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective
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Word Count
60,000 words, Guess
Page Count
240 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL27436464M
- ISBN-139780822964131
- ISBN-100822964139
- OCLC Control Number949850853
- Library of Congress Control Number2016019677
and 1 more
- Amazon0822964139
Classifications
- LCCJQ1092.A95E583 2016
Description
"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"-- "Based on a detailed examination of Kyrgyzstan, Johan Engvall goes well beyond the case of this single country to elaborate a broad theory of economic corruption in developing post-Soviet states regionally--as a rational form of investment market for political elites. He reveals how would-be officials invest in offices to obtain access to income streams associated with those offices. Drawing on extensive fieldwork Engvall details how these systems work and the major implications for political and economic development in the region"--
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