"Kazakhstan: Snow Leopard at the Crossroads, examines the experience of Kazakhstan's transition over the past 30 years, explaining the political and economic performance of the country since the end of the USSR, through the country's institutions, policy choices and external environment. In...

Abstract The rule of law is not just a necessary condition for a modern liberal society but also an important prerequisite for a stable, effective and sustainable market economy. However, relevant legal norms may be more or less successful depending on their social reception within a particular...

Economic transition was a systemic change of institutions from those that facilitated a planned, communist economy to those suitable for a market economy. This paper examines the state of this political and economic institutional development in 28 transition economies, focusing on the global...