This article deals with the question on how the Central Asian governments have dealt with transition as a whole and the emergence of private business in particular. Our focus is on the politically and economically most important countries in the region, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. We investigate...

Defining state capitalism -- Russia: crony capitalism, Putin-style -- Kyrgyzstan: sad poster-child of neoliberalism -- Kazakhstan: a dual economy with developmental characteristics -- Uzbekistan: economic life under control and beyond control -- Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: predatory state...

This book explores the interdependences of economic globalization, political tensions, and national policymaking whilst analysing opportunities for governance reform at both national and international levels. It considers how governance mechanisms can be fashioned in order to both exploit the...

European development strategies with Africa have been challenged by a pragmatic, self-interested Sino-African trade and development cooperation with a focus on infrastructure projects, which gained momentum in the last twenty years. African-European development cooperation and European norms and...

Review of: The Key to the Asian Miracle. Making Shared Growth Credible. By Jose E. Campos, Hilton L. Root. 1996. The Brookings Institution: Washington, DC

This contribution explores the importance of independent organizations in authoritarian regimes. While some authoritarian governments delegate policy tasks to (relatively) autonomous agencies simply in order to improve their domestic or international image as modern political leaders or to build...