Corruption as a last resort : adapting to the market in Central Asia /
Kelly M. McMann.
- 1 online resource (201 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An absence of alternatives : a new framework for understanding corruption -- Alternatives to corruption and the impact of market reform : the arguments and their theoretical implications -- Bribery, favoritism, and clientelism : evidence from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan -- Market actors as an unrealized alternative : the impact of market reforms -- Islamic institutions and secular charities : obstacles to providing substitute resources -- Families : the uneven impact of market reforms -- Reducing corruption : policy recommendations -- Appendix : statistical analysis.
9780801454912 (e-book)
Corruption--Asia, Central. Political corruption--Asia, Central. Post-communism--Economic aspects--Asia, Central.
Asia, Central--Economic conditions--1991- Asia, Central--Politics and government--1991-