Kazakhstan 2050 Toward a Modern Society for All

by Aitzhanova, Aktoty; Katsu, Shigeo; Linn, Johannes F.; Yezhov, Vladislav

• ISBN13: 9780199450602
• ISBN10: 0199450609
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2014-03-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Author Biography

Aktoty Aitzhanova, Deputy chairperson, JSC National Analytical Centre, Nazarbayev University,Shigeo Katsu, President, Nazarbayev University,Johannes F. Linn, Senior Resident Scholar, Emerging Markets Forum,Vladislav Yezhov, Chairman, Executive Board, National Analytical Center, Nazarbayev University


Aktoty Aitzhanova is a deputy chairperson at the JSC National Analytical Centre of the Nazarbayev University, coordinating the departments of economic strategies and strategic and corporate development.

Shigeo Katsu is President of Nazarbayev University.

Johannes F. Linn is a Senior Resident Scholar at the Emerging Markets Forum and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC.

Vladislav Yezhov is Chairman of the Executive Board of the National Analytical Center, JSC, of Nazarbayev University.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
2. Toward a Modern Society for All: Overview
2. Kazakhstan's Progress since Independence
3. The Global and Regional Outlook
4. Kazakhstan's Vision 2050
5. Inclusive Human Development
6. A Sustainable Energy Sector
7. A Green Growth Path
Kazakhstan in 2050 - Lyazzat Bertassova Remembers
8. Urbanization, Regional Development, and Decentralization
9. Knowledge-Based Economic Growth
Kazakhstan in 2050 - Seryk Baikanov Remembers
10. Kazakhstan's Role in the Region and in the World
11. Institutions for a Modern Society
12. Scenarios for the Future
Kazakhstan 2050 - A Historian Taking Stock of a Vision Achieved
13. The Way Forward: Conclusion
Postscript: Summary of a Discussion of Kazakhstan 2050 at the Second Eurasia Emerging Markets Forum in Astana, September 10-11, 2013
Annex 1: Kazakhstan's Standing in International Country Performance Indexes
Annex 2: Model for Developing Long-Term Growth Scenarios
References
About the Editors and Authors
Index
Photo Credits