Vers un État développeur au Kazakhstan? Les bases institutionnelles de la transition économique

• Published in: Critique internationale (Paris. 1998) 2014-04 (63), p.95-110
• Main Authors: Ahrens, Joachim, Stark, Manuel, Bouyssou, Rachel
• Format: Article
• Language: fre
• Subjects: thema: Vers un renouveau de l'État développeur en Asie?
• ISSN: 1290-7839; 1777-554X

Although the government of Kazakhstan has largely ignored Washington Consensus-type recommendations for policy reform, the country exhibits remarkable economic growth, stable (though non-democratic) political conditions and a strong presidency. Thanks to increased world market prices for natural resources, the government has also been able to freely choose its public policies and construct politico-institutional structures of its own devising. These have helped it generate not only political stability but also social and economic progress. This system may lead one to ask whether Kazakhstan is an emerging developmental state. After having underscored a few of the distinctive criteria of the developmental state – a genuine commitment on the part of its leaders to the objective of development, certain state offices, certain politico-institutional foundations of economic government – the present article sheds light on the hybrid character of the Kazakh model, at once an ideal type and a reflection of national specificities.