sovereignty as a result. Among them were countries such as Estonia and Kazakhstan. This article considers whether these countries …. Currently, Estonia is considered the most developed country of the 15 former members of the USSR, and Kazakhstan is in 5th place …. The research carried out in this paper shows that the current economy of Kazakhstan is clearly moving away from that …

"Kazakhstan: Snow Leopard at the Crossroads, examines the experience of Kazakhstan's transition over the past 30 years …-Soviet, independent Kazakhstan. Using a broad range of sources and data across disciplines, this book is the first explicitly to survey … Kazakhstan's transition as a function of its history, its people and its institutions. Breaking new ground in institutional …