Kazakhstan

A brief review of the impact for reform made by CIPE-supported partners in Eurasia. Read more…

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Aliya Kantarbayeva, In 1999, Kazakhstan was still in the beginning stages of its transition to a market-based economy. The transition had begun during perestroika in the late 1980s, when individuals were permitted to form their own businesses, called co-operatives. These entrepreneurial pioneers immediately attracted skilled workers from the state sector. Read more…

Economic Reform Case Study Business associations are integral to successful policy reform, participatory processes, and private sector development, existing precisely at the nexus of markets and democracy. Through its participation in public policy process the business community not only makes the process truly democratic, but it also brings to the table real solutions to economic problems. Read more…

OverseasREPORT is CIPE's quarterly newsletter. In This Issue: Private Sector Leads Reform in Iraq President Bush at NED Property Rights in China Advocacy Gets Results in Russia Advocacy in Tansania Kazakhs Appeal to President for Relief Nobel Laureate Headlines Latin American Conference Read more…