http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/11/kazakhstan%e2%80%99s-presidential-election-an-assessment/ neweurasia\'s Kazakhstan blog Mon, 8 Sep 2008 14:12:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/11/kazakhstan%e2%80%99s-presidential-election-an-assessment/#comment-17690 kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » No man of culture Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:38:41 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/11/kazakhstan%e2%80%99s-presidential-election-an-assessment/#comment-17690 [...] the only time I saw Ertisbaev behaving in a rather rude manner was when he fell asleep during a conference in London. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share [...] […] the only time I saw Ertisbaev behaving in a rather rude manner was when he fell asleep during a conference in London. Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share […]

]]> http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/11/kazakhstan%e2%80%99s-presidential-election-an-assessment/#comment-4462 kazakhstan.neweurasia.net » Overrated? Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:46:23 +0000 http://kazakhstan.neweurasia.net/2006/03/11/kazakhstan%e2%80%99s-presidential-election-an-assessment/#comment-4462 [...] It is good then, that at least some people dare to look behind the curtains. Writing for Eurasian Home, Julian Evans visited Kazakhstan to have a closer look at a country that boasts to be the gateway between Europe and Asia, but what is more, wants to become one of the world’s top 50 competitive nations: Kazakhstan is by all accounts politically and economically advanced compared to its central Asian peers. But that’s setting the bar pretty low. As the head of the Almaty bureau of one news agency puts it: “Compared to Central Asia the country is quite advanced. But compared to the rest of emerging Europe, it’s way behind.” He looks around the street. “You could say it was a functioning kleptocracy.” [...] […] It is good then, that at least some people dare to look behind the curtains. Writing for Eurasian Home, Julian Evans visited Kazakhstan to have a closer look at a country that boasts to be the gateway between Europe and Asia, but what is more, wants to become one of the world’s top 50 competitive nations: Kazakhstan is by all accounts politically and economically advanced compared to its central Asian peers. But that’s setting the bar pretty low. As the head of the Almaty bureau of one news agency puts it: “Compared to Central Asia the country is quite advanced. But compared to the rest of emerging Europe, it’s way behind.” He looks around the street. “You could say it was a functioning kleptocracy.” […]

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