Kazakhstan : Accelerating Economic Diversification.

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 The National Wealth Fund -- 1.3 Real Exchange Rate Movements and the Inflation Target -- 1.4 The Dutch Disease -- 1.5 Diversification of the Economy -- 1.6 Transcending the Middle-Income Challenge -- 1.7 Country Diagnostic Study for Kazakhstan -- References -- 2. Policies to Unlock Kazakhstan's Agricultural Potential -- 2.1 Kazakhstan's Policy Framework for Agriculture -- 2.2 Kazakhstan's Agricultural Performance -- 2.3 Kazakhstan's Agricultural Development Challenges -- 2.4 Policy Options to Unlock Agricultural Potential -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix 1: Methods for Measuring Technical Efficiency of Agricultural Producers in Kazakhstan using Stochastic Frontier Production Functions for Panel Data -- Appendix 2: Summary Statistics of Variables Used in Technical Efficiency Analysis -- 3. Kazakhstan's Manufacturing Potential -- 3.1 Kazakhstan's Industrial Programs: An Overview -- 3.2 Kazakhstan's Manufacturing Sector -- 3.3 Why Does Kazakhstan Need to Diversify Its Economy? -- 3.4 Potential Benefits of Diversification -- 3.5 Kazakhstan's Performance in Diversifying Its Manufacturing Sector, 1995-2015 -- 3.6 Product Space Analysis -- 3.7 Identifying High-Potential Export Products in Kazakhstan -- 3.8 Elements of Successful Manufacturing Development: Lessons and Insights from Other Countries -- 3.9 Policy Priorities for Manufacturing Development in Kazakhstan -- References -- Appendix 1: Kazakhstan's Exported Goods with Revealed Comparative Advantage &gt -- 1, in 2015.

Appendix 2: Detailed List of Unexploited Products for Kazakhstan Using Product Space Analysis, Based on Distance from Current Capabilities (2015 data) -- 4. Oil-and-Gas Services in Kazakhstan -- 4.1 Background -- 4.2 The Oil-and-Gas Value Chain and the Role of Oilfield Services -- 4.3 Oilfield Servic es in Kazakhstan -- 4.4 Official Da ta on the Oilfield Services Market -- 4.5 Local Content Policies in the Post-World Trade Organization Context -- 4.6 Research and Development in the Oil-and-Gas Sector -- 4.7 Policy Recommendations -- References -- 5. Transport and Logistics Infrastructure in Kazakhstan -- 5.1 Globalization Trends -- 5.2 Relevance of Globalization Trends for Kazakhstan -- 5.3 Spillovers from the Transport and Logistics Sector to the Rest of the Economy -- 5.4 A Framework for a New Economic Policy -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6. Key Structural Reforms in selected Sectors: Assessing Their Impact on Economic Diversification -- 6.1 Medium- and Long-term Growth Challenges -- 6.2 Selected Structural Reforms to Support Economic Diversification -- 6.3 Modeling Methodology -- 6.4 Model Simulation Results -- 6.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Appendix 1: Theoretical Structure and Model Equations -- Appendix 2: Sector Classification and Mapping for Aggregated Industries -- Appendix 3: Industry Shares in National Gross Domestic Product -- Appendix 4: Model Simulation Results.

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