The state as investment market : Kyrgyzstan in comparative perspective / Johan Engvall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engvall, Johan, author.

Series:

Central Eurasia in context

Central Eurasia in context series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bureaucracy--Corrupt practices--Kyrgyzstan.

Bureaucracy.

Political corruption--Kyrgyzstan.

Political corruption.

Post-communism--Kyrgyzstan.

Post-communism.

Corruption.

Kyrgyzstan--Politics and government--1991-.

Kyrgyzstan.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2016]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Framework 15

Chapter 2 Market Access: Recruitment to the State 41

Chapter 3 Why Invest? Motives for Buying Public Offices 70

Chapter 4 How to Make a Return on the Investment 94

Chapter 5 Market Stability and Instability 121

Chapter 6 The Investment-Market State in Comparative Perspective 133.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780822964131

0822964139

OCLC:

949850853