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Figure 17: Almaty Economic Role in the Republic
Source: Kazakhstan Statistic Agency Regional Data (Regiony Kazakhstana. Broshura 2005-2009, 2010)
The large and growing population of the city is the primary reason for the economic success of Almaty – especially if one takes into consideration the fact that in 2009 population increased only in Almaty, Astana and the two oil-producing regions of Kazakhstan and shrunk in the rest of the country. (Regiony Kazakhstana. Broshura 2005-2009, 2010, p. 7) Such a massive number of people, concentrated in a single urban area, generate an immense demand for consumer goods, housing, infrastructure, and services, providing a great opportunity for making money to entrepreneurial individuals. Of course, this is works both ways – the economic promise of Almaty draws migrants from both within and outside of the country, and when they do come, they provide additional manpower and consumer demand that gives an additional boost to economic growth of the city, completing the cycle. However, a striving business model needs to borrow the money in order to develop and grow, and the former capital has much to offer in that respect.
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| Title | Market reforms, foreign direct investment and national identity: Non-national identity of Kazakhstan |
| Author | Zhanalin, Azamat |
| Author email | janalin_a@yahoo.com; zhanalin@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | International Relations |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-22 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-04-29 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | English, Robert |
| Advisor (committee member) |
James, Patrick Rorlich, Azade-Ayse |
| Abstract | The present study offers an analysis of the concept of non-national identity in application to the Republic of Kazakhstan as the most likely case. The primary hypothesis is that newly independent states, which are undergoing a rapid transition to market economy and actively pursue integration in the world economy and foreign direct investment, will experience fragmentation of their national identity, defined as non-national identity.; Three sites in Kazakhstan, Almaty, Astana and Aktau, were chosen for the study as representative of the market reforms in the republic as well as the best examples of the country’s pursuit of foreign direct investment and integration into the global economy. The data collected indicates that while Kazakhstan does demonstrate fragmentation of its national identity, it is not necessarily caused by the market reforms and the participation in the global trade. Alternative causal variables such as the Soviet and Russian colonial legacy, intra-ethnic cleavages among the Kazakhs and the prevalence of multi-vector foreign policy were found to contribute to the development of non-national identity of Kazakhstan. The study’s results also suggest that in the last few years, Kazakh identity is experiencing a rather strong revival as well, which may yet counteract the existing factors leading to the emergence of the non-national identity of Kazakhstan. |
| Keyword | identity; nationalism; Kazakhstan; market reforms; globalization; foreign direct investment; national identity; countries in transition; foreign policy; culture; former Soviet Union; Central Asia; patronage networks; energy; oil; post-colonial legacy; nation-state |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Almaty; Astana; Aktau |
| Geographic subject (country) | Kazakhstan |
| Coverage date | 1970/2010 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3812 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Zhanalin, Azamat |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Zhanalin-4506 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Zhanalin-4506.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 165 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 159 Figure 17: Almaty Economic Role in the Republic Source: Kazakhstan Statistic Agency Regional Data (Regiony Kazakhstana. Broshura 2005-2009, 2010) The large and growing population of the city is the primary reason for the economic success of Almaty – especially if one takes into consideration the fact that in 2009 population increased only in Almaty, Astana and the two oil-producing regions of Kazakhstan and shrunk in the rest of the country. (Regiony Kazakhstana. Broshura 2005-2009, 2010, p. 7) Such a massive number of people, concentrated in a single urban area, generate an immense demand for consumer goods, housing, infrastructure, and services, providing a great opportunity for making money to entrepreneurial individuals. Of course, this is works both ways – the economic promise of Almaty draws migrants from both within and outside of the country, and when they do come, they provide additional manpower and consumer demand that gives an additional boost to economic growth of the city, completing the cycle. However, a striving business model needs to borrow the money in order to develop and grow, and the former capital has much to offer in that respect. 0.00 0.50 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 GDP proportion of Almaty, % Proportion of Almaty population in Kazakhstan, % Almaty Proportion in Industrial Manufacturing, % GDP per capita Almaty, mln tenge GDP per capita Kazakhstan, mln tenge |
