Rentier State in Kyrgyzstan: Obstacle for Building Adaptive and Resilient Governance?

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Brief Overview

Kyrgyzstan is a country that has faced three overthrows of presidents, two ethnic clashes and has changed thirty-one prime ministers during its recent 30 years history. The aim of the paper is to give an alternative explanation to this situation.

Author

• Akram Umarov, University of Pittsburgh