Trajectory of Civil Service Development in Kazakhstan
Nexus of Politics and Administration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6264584 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saule Emrich‐bakenova, Saule Emrich-Bakenova (KIMEP University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 717-745 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1895 • E-ISSN: 1468-0491 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2009.01460.x |
| OpenAlex | W1967169916 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 30 |
Although Kazakhstan's civil service reforms have the explicit objective of depoliticizing administrative personnel, they have had limited success in achieving that end. Contrary to the formal objective, they make the worlds of political and administrative executives all but indistinguishable. A considerable gap between formal rules and their informal understanding creates loose boundaries of permitted behavior and allows discretionary enforcement and influence. The failure to reach the stated policy objective underscores the paradoxical coexistence of two political environments: one marked by its de jure centralized political structure and another by its de facto decentralization at various levels of civil service
Administration (probate law · Civil service · De facto · Decentralization · Economics · Economy · Enforcement · Language change · Nexus (standard · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public service · Service (business · Corruption and Economic Development · Engineering · Healthcare, Law, Governance, and Management Studies · Law · Public Administration · Russia and Soviet political economy
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |