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Showing 1 to 20 of 94 for “"Kazakhstan"”.
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Convergence across Kazakhstan regions.
… disparities is important for the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is going through a transition period from a planned socialist system to a market-based economy. This presents a large number of problems for a government seeking to balance development in order to avoid problems of inequality and …
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Facilitating teacher leadership in Kazakhstan
… study that was conducted in four schools in Kazakhstan with the purpose to facilitate teacher leadership for sustainable improvement of practice and enhancing the teacher’s role in education reform in Kazakhstan. By drawing on a non-positional approach to teacher leadership, this study sought …
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Facade Democracy: Democratic Transition In Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan
… the stagnation in the transition to democracy in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. According to their constitutions, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are democracies. In actuality, however, there is little evidence to support that these are democratic systems. These states' post-Soviet constitutions outline …
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Financial soundness of Kazakhstan banks: analysis and prediction.
… the financial soundness of the banking sector in Kazakhstan. It also examines the prediction of financial unsoundness at an individual bank level using PCA, cluster, MDA, logit and probit analyses. Design/Methodology/Approach “ A cluster analysis, in combination with principal component analysis …
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The Search for Stability in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
… the territories that became Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan were the homelands of nomadic tribes. They had no functioning centralized political systems or economies until the Soviet Union brought them under its domain. However, decisions in the Soviet Union were largely made through Moscow, with …
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Evolving notions of childhood: an example of Kazakhstan
… and evolving perceptions of childhood in Kazakhstan after the independence of the country. It draws on a variety of primary data including in-depth interviews and surveys with young people and representatives of non- governmental organisations working with young people. This research …
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Democratisation of Local Government and Local Governance in Kazakhstan
… of Local Government and Local Governance in Kazakhstan Since gaining independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 Kazakhstan has aspired to join international community of developed and economically prosperous democracies, and is implementing various institutional and economic reforms. This …
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An appraisal of Korean Baptist missions in Kazakhstan, Central Asia
… surveys Korean Baptist missionaries' work in Kazakhstan and recommends some effective strategies for twenty-first-century missions for Korean missionaries. The writer presents major emerging issues in world evangelization and explains the need for the study in the Introduction. Chapter 1 also …
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Music and entertainment in post-Soviet Kazakhstan: ideology and legacy
“Music and Entertainment in Post-Soviet Kazakhstani Holidays: Ideology and Legacy” My dissertation examines the interplay between ideology and entertainment as reflected in the holiday cycle of post-Soviet Kazakhstan. During a two-year ethnographic study of holiday celebrations and expressive …
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Interpreting Belt and Road Initiative Dynamics in China and Kazakhstan
… evolved over time domestically and externally. Kazakhstan serves as a case study as it was chosen as the country to launch the initiative. Additionally, it is in the immediate neighbourhood of China with ample natural resources and has relevance for the rest of Central Asia and more broadly …
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Kleptocracy in Kazakhstan : Understanding Kleptocratic Activity of President Nazarbayev’s Inner Circle
This thesis examines kleptocracy in Kazakhstan, in particular why President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s inner circle engaged in kleptocratic activity aboard despite Nazarbayev’s perceived dislike of capital outflow. The aim is to investigate drivers and non-drivers of kleptocracy. This thesis considers …
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Mythmaking, Mega-events, and Coercion: Autocratic Legitimation in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan
… explores why and how the autocratic regimes in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are remarkably resilient, despite domestic policy failures, mass protests, and suffocating geopolitical alliances. Drawing on comparative political analysis, this study analyses the stabilisation mechanisms of autocratic …
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Power in Transition: The Spatial Variation of Territorial Cohesion in Kazakhstan
… ethnic groups. I examine territorial cohesion in Kazakhstan, focusing on territorial efficiency, quality, and identity to evaluate how government policies play out across the country. Analysis of official statistics shows that there is improvement in territorial efficiency and quality for most …
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UNDERSTANDING INFORMAL LEARNING IN VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITIES OF TEACHERS IN KAZAKHSTAN
… teachers in virtual professional communities in Kazakhstan, this study explored this phenomenon within the conceptual framework identified by a review of related concepts, in particular a triangle of learning factors, namely, the need for professional connectedness, knowledge sharing …
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Purchasing Power: The Effects of Foreign Investment on Political Development in Kazakhstan
… the effects of foreign direct investment on Kazakhstan's political growth. Kazakhstan's transition to a market economy was plagued by corruption, and heavy investment in the oil industry generated resource dependency concerns. The regime later began to exert control over the oil industry …
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Teacher collaboration for professional learning: Case studies of three schools in Kazakhstan
… of collaboration for professional learning in Kazakhstani schools. The current teacher professional development reform initiative in Kazakhstani secondary education has incorporated teacher collaboration as a strategy to encourage teachers to take ownership of innovations and changes. The …
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Nature, Nurture and Values in Development: Water as a Resource in Kazakhstan
… conducted two stages of multi-sited fieldwork in Kazakhstan (mainly in Almaty and Taraz) in 2018 and 2019 respectively where the empirical evidence presented shows that informal institutions can also be a viable means of governance in serving the common interests. The main body begins with …
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Central Asian Civil Society: Dynamics of Associational Life in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
… forms of civil society practised in contemporary Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and provides a common thread on which to base a Central Asian understanding of civil society. I look to find out factors and constituents, which on the surface might be different from a classical liberal concept of civil …
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Improved reservoir characterization by incorporating geodetic data in a western Kazakhstan oilfield
… using as an example the "Polygon" field in Kazakhstan. This workflow leads to several key conclusions which could only be realized traditionally by drilling additional exploratory wells to collect the necessary data. Firstly, early seismic field work identified the presence of several faults …
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