Public Sector Reforms in Kazakhstan

Exploring a ‘Listening and Just State’ Agenda

Saltanat Janenova, Gulnur Makulbayeva (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

278 Seiten

2026
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-981-95-4655-8 (ISBN)

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This book explores the dynamics of implementation of the political and socio-economic agenda on building a ‘Listening and Just State’ during the first five-years of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s leadership (2019-2024) through the OECD Public Governance Review framework and public policy scholarship. Bringing together established and emerging scholars on Kazakhstan as well as experienced practitioners to present a critical analysis of public sector reforms implemented amid challenging political transition, this book will interest policymakers, government officials, scholars and students of governance, public administration, and Central Asia. This edited volume provides insights into the key areas that are critical to successful public sector reforms, including administrative law, local elections, citizen participation, digitalization of public services, anti-corruption efforts, reforms in social welfare, health care, and higher education, and entrepreneurship policies. It offers valuable lessons based on the experience of Kazakhstan that can inform and guide ongoing reform efforts in the wider Eurasia.

Saltanat Janenova is a Lecturer in Public Policy, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol (UK), and a Lead of the Centre for Public Administration and Behavioural Policy, National Analytical Centre (Kazakhstan). She has a PhD in Social Policy from University of Edinburgh. Her research interests include public management reforms and open government in Eurasia. Gulnur Makulbayeva is an Associate Professor at the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kazakhstan. Dr. Makulbayeva has a PhD degree in Public Policy from Nazarbayev University and an MA in International Politics from Peking University (China). Dr. Makulbayeva’s research interests include political culture, government performance, and citizen participation in Central Asia.

Chapter 1:Understanding Public Sector Reforms in Kazakhstan: Context and Challenges.-Chapter 2:Administrative Law Reform in Kazakhstan.-Chapter 3:Subnational Executive Elections in Kazakhstan: Administrative Ritual or Step Toward Liberalization?.-Chapter 4:Public Councils in Kazakhstan: Partial Co-production of Public Services and Outcomes.-Chapter 5:Building a Digital Government in Kazakhstan: Opportunities and Challenges.- Chapter 6:Anti-Corruption Agenda and Building Trust in Kazakhstan.-Chapter 7:Kazakhstan’s Welfare Reforms after January 2022: Between Productivism and Social Justice.-Chapter 8:Primary Health Care and Addressing Urban-Rural Health Disparities in Kazakhstan.-Chapter 9:Understanding the Role of Nazarbayev University in Higher Education in Kazakhstan.-Chapter 10:Public Policy for Entrepreneurship: Institutions, Interventions, and Progress in Kazakhstan.-Chapter 11:Assessing Well-being: Kazakhstan's Path to a “Listening and Just State”.

Erscheinungsdatum	29.11.2025
Zusatzinfo	14 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
Schlagworte	Bureaucracy • Central Asia • public administration • reforming public sector • tokayev
ISBN-10	981-95-4655-9 / 9819546559
ISBN-13	978-981-95-4655-8 / 9789819546558
Zustand	Neuware