This chapter examines the anti-corruption initiatives undertaken under the President of Kazakhstan, K-J. Tokayev, during the period 2019–2024. These initiatives are analyzed within a global comparative perspective, contrasting Western and Eastern approaches to anti-corruption and underscoring Kazakhstan’s efforts to formulate a hybrid model suited to the country’s transitional context. Particular emphasis is placed on the initial institutional and political constraints encountered by President Tokayev’s administration at the outset of his presidency, the critical challenges posed by the events of January 2022, and the subsequent reforms aimed at asset recovery and the repatriation of unlawfully acquired capital. The analysis addresses key dimensions of reform, including public service modernization, the institutionalization of civil oversight, and the expansion of digital government services. Finally, it highlights both the opportunities and structural limits of anti-corruption reform in Kazakhstan, stressing that its long-term sustainability will depend on the institutionalization of change, insulation from elite interests, and the credibility of asset recovery efforts within the country’s hybrid political system.

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Anti-Corruption Agenda and Building Trust in Kazakhstan

  • Zhuldyz Davletbayeva

摘要

This chapter examines the anti-corruption initiatives undertaken under the President of Kazakhstan, K-J. Tokayev, during the period 2019–2024. These initiatives are analyzed within a global comparative perspective, contrasting Western and Eastern approaches to anti-corruption and underscoring Kazakhstan’s efforts to formulate a hybrid model suited to the country’s transitional context. Particular emphasis is placed on the initial institutional and political constraints encountered by President Tokayev’s administration at the outset of his presidency, the critical challenges posed by the events of January 2022, and the subsequent reforms aimed at asset recovery and the repatriation of unlawfully acquired capital. The analysis addresses key dimensions of reform, including public service modernization, the institutionalization of civil oversight, and the expansion of digital government services. Finally, it highlights both the opportunities and structural limits of anti-corruption reform in Kazakhstan, stressing that its long-term sustainability will depend on the institutionalization of change, insulation from elite interests, and the credibility of asset recovery efforts within the country’s hybrid political system.