The House Always Wins: The Corrupt Strategies That Shaped Kazakh Oil Politics and Business in the Nazarbayev Era by Mois?, Gian Marco

The House Always Wins: The Corrupt Strategies That Shaped Kazakh Oil Politics and Business in the Nazarbayev Era (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783838219172)

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The House Always Wins: The Corrupt Strategies That Shaped Kazakh Oil Politics and Business in the Nazarbayev Era by Mois?, Gian Marco

The House Always Wins: The Corrupt Strategies That Shaped Kazakh Oil Politics and Business in the Nazarbayev Era

$44.00
The House Always Wins: The Corrupt Strategies That Shaped Kazakh Oil Politics and Business in the Nazarbayev Era by Mois?, Gian Marco

The House Always Wins: The Corrupt Strategies That Shaped Kazakh Oil Politics and Business in the Nazarbayev Era

$44.00
Format: Paperback
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Every couple of years, a new corruption scandal of the oil industry draws the attention of worldwide media: The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists describes the complex schemes of shell companies, international transfers, and hidden tax havens that the political elites of resource-rich countries exploit to embezzle the wealth of the land they should be protecting; dozens of books discuss at length how kleptocrats and their informal circles spend millions of dollars virtually undisturbed in the general hypocrisy of world leaders. This is what we know, but how do the actors of the oil sector shape their relationships through informality?

Using Kazakhstan as a case study, Gian Marco Mois? explores the various ways in which corruption and informal governance converged and were shaped by the everchanging power dynamics between the different actors participating in the industry. Complemented by discussions on other rentier economies, each practice of the taxonomy is presented as a specific strategy employed by the predatory elite to achieve different governance objectives. As these practices normalize, their effects trickle down into an increasing inequality that contributes to the generalized informality of the lowest ranks of the industry.

Author: Gian Marco Mois?
ISBN-10: 3838219171
ISBN-13: 9783838219172
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2024
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.70w x 0.80d
By Gian Marco Mois?
By Gian Marco Mois?
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Dr Gian Marco Moisé works in democracy development in Brussels. Previously, he was project coordinator of the Global Informality Project (in-formality.com). He received his PhD in Politics and International Relations in Dublin City University (2023), where he was a fellow of the MSCA RISE "SHADOW: An exploration of the nature of informal economies and shadow practices in the former USSR region". His papers have been published by Central Asian Survey, Journal of Extreme Anthropology, and The Extractive Industries and Society. Moisé is dedicated to the mainstreaming of political science to broader audiences. With this objective, he opened "Understanding Politics", a YouTube Channel on political theory, and wrote Capire I Balcani Orientali: Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova (Bottega Errante Editore 2023).

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