Kazakhstan: Modernizing government in the context of political inertia

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 477-496

  Knox, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Governance; Kazakhstan; Modernizing; Performance measurement; Public management reform

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; LEADERSHIP; MODERNIZATION; POLITICAL REFORM; PUBLIC SERVICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; KAZAKHSTAN; WEST ASIA;

EID: 53149100496     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852308095314     Document Type: Article

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