The State as Investment Market
Subtitle: Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Published: Jun 24, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780822964131
Description: "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"--

"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"--
Notes: Source title: The State as Investment Market: Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective (Central Eurasia in Context)