Insebayeva Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia

Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Provider
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-981-16-5117-5
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 138 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

This book joins the discussion on foreign aid triggered by the rise of multiplicity of emerging donors in international development and explores the transformation of Kazakhstan from a recipient country to a development aid provider.Drawing on fieldwork in Nur-Sultan and Almaty (Kazakhstan) between 2016 and 2019, this research evaluates the philosophy and core features of Kazakhstan’s chosen development aid model and explains the factors that account for the construction of aid patterns of Kazakh donorship. This book will be of interest to scholars of Central Asia and the emerging politics of Eurasia as well as scholars of politics and aid.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Insebayeva, Nafissa

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Setting the Stage for Research: Theoretical Approaches to Development.- The ‘Development’ Paradigm: Official Development Assistance and DAC.- Kazakhstan as a Humanitarian Aid Donor.- New Actors Through Old Lenses?.- In the Colonial Matrix of Power: The Aftermath of the Soviet Collapse.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Nafissa Insebayeva  specializes in Kazakhstan’s domestic politics, development cooperation and international development strategies. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba (Japan) and currently serves as a Researcher at the Nippon Foundation Central Asia-Japan Human Resource Development Project (NipCA).