TY - BOOK AU - Sharipova,Dina TI - State-Building in Kazakhstan: Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions T2 - Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures Series SN - 9781498540575 AV - HN670.23.A8 S528 2018 U1 - 320.95845 PY - 2018/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic KW - Post-communism-Kazakhstan KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Understanding Informal Institutions in Kazakhstan -- Chapter One. Explaining Informal Institutions -- Chapter Two. State Welfare Support and Informal Exchanges: Quantitative Evidence -- Chapter Three. Provision of Healthcare Services and Informal Exchanges: Qualitative Evidence -- Chapter Four. Informal Payments and Connections in the Education System -- Chapter Five. Who Gets What, When, and How? State Housing and Informal Institutions in Kazakhstan -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Administration of Surveys and Data Analysis -- References -- Index -- About the Author N2 - This study examines informal institutions of reciprocity and their connections to state-building in Kazakhstan. The author analyzes both how these institutions changed over time and how they bridged the transition from the Soviet to post-Soviet periods UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=5405122 ER -