Langbeschreibung
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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