Essays about: "Kyrgyzstan"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 27 essays containing the word Kyrgyzstan.
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6. Political Order and Disorder in Weak States : Comparing Explanations of State Failure and non-Failure in two West African and two Central Asian States
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : States that lack complete control of peripheral regions might be qualified as weak, and previous research suggests that they face an increased risk of state failure. Yet, in the periphery of many states, authority is shared by the government and non-state actors. READ MORE
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7. The Effect of Regime Change on Poverty in Kyrgyzstan: Evidence from Reconstructed Household Income
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In the first years of their independence from the Soviet Union, the political landscapes in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan were both characterized by autocratic regimes. While Kyrgyzstan eventually freed itself from the governments firm retention of power, Uzbekistan’s president remained in charge up to his death in 2016. READ MORE
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8. UNCHARTERED DEMOCRATIZATION IN CENTRAL ASIA Explaining the Unlikely Democratization in Clan-Based Kyrgyzstan
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This thesis examines the political development in Central Asia from the onset of independence in 1991 to 2011, with an in-depth focus on explaining Kyrgyzstan’s democratic development in clan-based Central Asia, that is rarely discussed in research. I introduce a theoretical framework building on “democratization by state formation” by introducing and analyzing the difference between open-, and closed clan-governance systems. READ MORE
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9. Can institutions be designed? : analysing the challenges to implementation of IWRM in Kyrgyzstan from post-institutional perspective
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) was developed in response to the growing concerns over water use worldwide. In Kyrgyzstan environmental changes, glacial melt, a growing population and increasing industrial needs for water call for the development of sustainable ways of water use. READ MORE
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10. The Eurasian Economic Union: In Search for Optimality in the Post-Soviet Sphere
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : This paper evaluates the economic feasibility of introducing a shared currency within the Eurasian Economic Union - a regional project aimed at the economic integration of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia. The costs and benefits of sharing legal tender are weighed by assessing the proposed currency area's chances of avoiding or mitigating asymmetric shock. READ MORE