Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author Profiles -- Abbreviations -- Map and Fast Facts -- 1. The Kazakhstan Economy: Achievements, Prospects, and Policy Challenges -- 1.1 Growth, Inequality, and Environmental Dynamics -- 1.2...

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