The State as Investment Market: Kyrgyzstan in Comparative Perspective (Central Eurasia in Context)

Based on a detailed examination of Kyrgyzstan, Johan Engvall goes well beyond the case of this single country to elaborate a broad theory of economic corruption in developing post-Soviet states regionally—as a rational form of investment market for political elites. He reveals how would-be officials invest in offices to obtain access to income streams associated with those offices. Drawing on extensive fieldwork over an eight-year period, Engvall details how these systems work and the major implications this holds for political and economic development in the region. Often identified and criticized simply as obstacles to development by scholars, Engvall instead argues that these systems must be reinterpreted in the context of a standardized and entrenched method of organizing the state. He also shows how private actors have been unsuccessful in buying preferential treatment directly from the state. Instead, public officials have become the predominant conduit to influencing policy process and monitoring the sale of protection, property rights, and other privatized “public” goods. 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-- Based On A Detailed Examination Of Kyrgyzstan, Johan Engvall Goes Well Beyond The Case Of This Single Country To Elaborate A Broad Theory Of Economic Corruption In Developing Post-soviet States Regionally--as A Rational Form Of Investment Market For Political Elites. He Reveals How Would-be Officials Invest In Offices To Obtain Access To Income Streams Associated With Those Offices. Drawing On Extensive Fieldwork Engvall Details How These Systems Work And The Major Implications For Political And Economic Development In The Region-- Machine Generated Contents Note: Ch. 1 The Framework -- Ch. 2 Market Access: Recruitment To The State -- Ch. 3 Why Invest? Motives For Buying Public Offices -- Ch. 4 How To Make A Return On The Investment -- Ch. 5 Market Stability And Instability -- Ch. 6 The Investment-market State In Comparative Perspective. Johan Engvall. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Based on a detailed examination of Kyrgyzstan, Johan Engvall goes well beyond the case of this single country to elaborate a broad theory of economic corruption in developing post-Soviet states regionally--as a rational form of investment market for political elites. He reveals how would-be officials invest in offices to obtain access to income streams associated with those offices. Drawing on extensive fieldwork Engvall details how these systems work and the major implications for political and economic development in the region"-- Provided by publisher "Based on a detailed examination of Kyrgyzstan, Johan Engvall goes well beyond the case of this single country to elaborate a broad theory of economic corruption in developing post-Soviet states regionally--as a rational form of investment market for political elites. He reveals how would-be officials invest in offices to obtain access to income streams associated with those offices. Drawing on extensive fieldwork Engvall details how these systems work and the major implications for political and economic development in the region"-- Résumé de l'éditeur "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"-- Résumé de l'éditeur

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.