Государственное строительство в Казахстане: преемственность и трансформация неформального

State-Building in Kazakhstan

Dina Sharipova

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group Inc
• Rok release: 2018
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 190
• Language: English

The case of Kazakhstan shows that informal reciprocal institutions continue to play an important role in people's everyday lives. Liberalization of the economy and state retrenchment from the social sphere decreased the provision of public goods and social support to the population in the post -independence period. Limited access to state benefits has, in turn, stimulated people's engagement in informal reciprocal relations. The author investigates informal channels and mechanisms people use to gain access to quality public goods-education, housing, and healthcare. The book provides an important contribution to the literature on informal institutions and explains the relationship between a formal welfare state and informal reciprocity.