Johan Engvall: 2 books
Kyrgyzstan beyond "Democracy Island" and "Failing State"
Social and Political Changes in a Post-Soviet Society
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2015
Kyrgyzstan is probably the best known of any central Asian country, the one that has elicited the most academic publications, reports by NGOs or advocacy groups, and op-eds in the media. The country opened up massively to Western influence through development aid for civil society and for economic...
The State as Investment Market
Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
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.