Public Service Provision in Kazakhstan: Challenges to Procedural Fairness

Since Kazakhstan declared its independence in 1991, the organisational culture of the country’s public administration and civil service has been and still is orientated towards achieving outcomes, while citizens are viewed as consumers of public goods and

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Kazakhstan’s Developmental Journey

Anastasia Koulouri · Nikolai Mouraviev Editors

Kazakhstan’s Developmental Journey Entrenched Paradigms, Achievements, and the Challenge of Global Competitiveness

Editors Anastasia Koulouri University of East Anglia Norwich, UK

Nikolai Mouraviev Abertay University Dundee, UK

ISBN 978-981-15-6898-5 ISBN 978-981-15-6899-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-6899-2 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Anastasia Koulouri To my mother and sister, I couldn’t do it without you! With all my love, thank you!

Contents

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Introduction: An Overview of Kazakhstan’s Developmental Journey Since 1991 Anastasia Koulouri

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Part I The Role of Key Sectors in Transforming the Nation 2

Kazakhstan’s Economy and the Oil Sector: A Developmental State or Resource Curse Model? Serik Orazgaliyev and Slyamzhar Akhmetzharov

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Evolution of Agricultural Policy in Kazakhstan Aziza Baubekova, Anastasia Tikhonova, and Anastasia Kvasha

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The Role of the Educational Community in Developing Kazakhstan’s Higher Education Sector: Autonomy, Self-Organisation, and Capacity to Influence Policy Dennis Soltys and Aliya Bizhanova

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Part II New Paradigms for Kazakhstan’s Market Economy 5

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Public Service Provision in Kazakhstan: Challenges to Procedural Fairness Saule Emrich-Bakenova Public–Private Partnerships in Kazakhstan: Evolution of the Government Policy and Reality of PPP Deployment Shaimerden Chikanayev

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Water–Energy–Food Nexus Thinking in