Moscow: IV RAS Publ., 2013, 288 p. Kazakhstan has attracted a lot of attention from economists in recent years. A country with unique natural resources followed the path of radical economic reforms in the 1990s, which led to a significant decline in the economy, but in recent years it has been steadily developing on a new basis, showing an interesting example of successful reform. Yu. G. Alexandrov's book equally analyzes the specifics of Kazakhstan and the phenomenon of modernization on the example of this country. The author explores the question: "... what is the phenomenon of transition economies in contrast to developing economies, what do they have in common and what is the place of this new state with its own national specifics " (p. 281). The analysis in this book is fundamental. The first chapter examines the economy of Kazakhstan during the Soviet period. Further, the development of the country after the collapse of the USSR and the current state of the economy are analyzed from a macroeconomic perspective, within the framework of institutional changes, in the context of the main industries. The article describes trends in the economy after the global crisis of 2008. The paper concludes with an analysis of Kazakhstan's prospects for modernization. The formation of the Eurasian Economic Union, of which Kazakhstan is a member, further enhances the relevance and significance of research on the economy of this country. An objective assessment of the state and prospects of Kazakhstan is important both for the scientific community and for practitioners in the field of business and public administration. Analyzing the fundamental changes in the economy of Kazakhstan, Yu. G. Alexandrov dwells on privatization. The four stages of privatization that stretched from 1991 to 2000 fundamentally changed the country. By 2008, material production and services, with the exception of education, healthcare, and utilities, were dominated by private ownership. In industry, only ... Читать далее