The novelty of this study is that it empirically tests four hypotheses of the Dutch Disease in
the Azerbaijan economy while systematically controls for other possible explanations of the …

Sovereign wealth funds are a growing and dynamic force in international finance. The
shifting international economic relations from capital rich states gives them new power in …

The aim of this article is to analyse the nexus of integration and disintegration processes in
the post-Soviet space. On the one hand it considers 'formal'regionalism projects and the …

Economic globalization (EG) accelerates very fast in Central Asia. This could cause
environmental degradation, according to the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) …

In Kazakhstan, the oil industry plays a crucial role in its economic and political life due to the
country's considerable oil revenues and accompanying conflicting interests. As an arena of …

Despite the vast literature on the economic and social affects of micro-financing in poor
countries, little attention has been given to its political implications. At a time when the …

This book examines how the International Monetary Fund engages in the politics of ideas to
shape domestic institutional change. Drawing on case studies from post-Soviet Central Asia …

While many studies have examined the external dimensions of democratization, the role of
external anti-democratic factors remains unaddressed. Using an original dataset to analyze …

Contemporary dictators routinely co-opt institutions crucial for democratic governance.
Although an extensive literature examines why and how aspiring autocrats bring elections …

This paper investigates the relationship between foreign aid (ODA), foreign direct investment
(FDI) and their effect on domestic investment in five landlocked and emerging economies of …