Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia
Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Provider
Published on 5. January 2022
Book
Hardback
XI, 138 pages
978-981-16-5116-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book joins the discussion on foreign aid triggered by the rise of multiplicity of emerging donors in international development and explores the transformation of Kazakhstan from a recipient country to a development aid provider.
Drawing on fieldwork in Nur-Sultan and Almaty (Kazakhstan) between 2016 and 2019, this research evaluates the philosophy and core features of Kazakhstan's chosen development aid model and explains the factors that account for the construction of aid patterns of Kazakh donorship. This book will be of interest to scholars of Central Asia and the emerging politics of Eurasia as well as scholars of politics and aid.
Reviews / Votes
"Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia. Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Provider adds a discussion of Kazakhstani aid, a neglected topic, to the scholarly discourse on foreign aid. Nafissa Insebayeva explores Kazakhstan's transition from a recipient country to a development aid provider. In doing so, she examines how Kazakhstan has constructed its development aid model, assessing its philosophy and main features . . I highly recommend the book" (Lamine Balde, Europe-Asia Studies, August 31, 2023)More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2022
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Publishing group
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 farbige Abbildungen, 9 s/w Abbildungen
XI, 138 p. 11 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-16-5116-8 (9789811651168)
DOI
10.1007/978-981-16-5117-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Nafissa Insebayeva
Modernity, Development and Decolonization of Knowledge in Central Asia
Kazakhstan as a Foreign Aid Provider
E-Book
01/2022
Palgrave Macmillan
€64.19
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Person
Nafissa Insebayeva
specializes in Kazakhstan's domestic politics, development cooperation and international development strategies. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Tsukuba (Japan) and currently serves as a Researcher at the Nippon Foundation Central Asia-Japan Human Resource Development Project (NipCA).
Content
Introduction.- Setting the Stage for Research: Theoretical Approaches to Development.- The 'Development' Paradigm: Official Development Assistance and DAC.- Kazakhstan as a Humanitarian Aid Donor.- New Actors Through Old Lenses?.- In the Colonial Matrix of Power: The Aftermath of the Soviet Collapse.- Conclusion.