Wojciech Ostrowski

Politics and Oil in Kazakhstan (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Based on extensive field work and in-depth interviews in Kazakhstan, this book provides a comprehensive study of the issues of politics of oil and state-business relationships in Kazakhstan. It examines the ways in which the post-Soviet Kazakh regime has managed to sustain itself in power, and the regime maintenance techniques it has used in the process of establishing and upholding its position.

---

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135248239
• Artikelnr.: 42512666

Autorenporträt

Dr Wojciech Ostrowski holds a PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, UK. His areas of specialization include the politics of oil, authoritarian regimes and state-business relationships in Central Asia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. The oil industry and techniques of regime maintenance 3.
The Kazakh oil industry in transition: de-formalising formal relations 4.
Strengthening the informal ties: the Kazakhization of the oil industry 5.
Controlling the oil-rich regions: local population 6. Controlling the
oil-rich regions: local interests groups 7. The Kazakh oil industry after
transition: quasi-formal relationships and consolidation 8. Summary and
conclusions