Kazakhstan
At the outset of independence 18 years ago, Kazakhstan''s leaders promised that the country''s rich natural resources, with oil and gas reserves among the largest in the world, would soon bring economic prosperity. It appeared that democracy was beginning to take hold in this newly independent state. Nearly two decades later, Kazakhstan has achieved the World Bank''s ranking of a "middle economic ...
At the outset of independence 18 years ago, Kazakhstan''s leaders promised that the country''s rich natural resources, with oil and gas reserves among the largest in the world, would soon bring economic prosperity. It appeared that democracy was beginning to take hold in this newly independent state. Nearly two decades later, Kazakhstan has achieved the World Bank''s ranking of a "middle economic ...
