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Kazakhstan is rich in natural resources including coal, oil,
natural gas and uranium and has significant renewable potential
from wind, solar, hydro and biomass. In spite of this, the country
is currently dependent upon fossil fuels with coal-fired plants
accounting for 75% of total power generation leading to concerns
over greenhouse gas emissions and impacts on human health and the
environment. This book analyses the implications of the global
shift to cleaner energy for a country whose economy has centred on
hydrocarbon exports. The challenge is urgent for Kazakhstan, whose
recent economic growth has driven increased demand for energy
services, making the construction of additional generating capacity
increasingly necessary for enabling sustained growth. In this
context, renewable energy resources are becoming an increasingly
attractive option to help bridge the demand-supply gap. Chapters
written by experts in the field provide a comprehensive review of
the current energy situation in Kazakhstan including fossil energy
and renewable resources and analyses policy drivers for the energy
sector. Emphasising that clean energy covers a variety of
renewables, as well as cleaner use of hydrocarbons, this book
argues that future technological change will affect the relative
attractiveness of the various choices. Recognising technical,
geographical and domestic and international political constraints
on policymakers' options, this book will be of interest to an
interdisciplinary audience in the fields of resource management and
clean energy, development economics and Central Asian Studies.
This book analyses the role of local content (LC) policy in the
economic development of five resource-rich countries: Brazil,
Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia and the UK. The authors situate LC
policy within a framework of sustainability in the form of
industrial diversification and innovation-led growth, and examine
how effective LC policies are in facilitating sectoral and
economy-wide catching up. Structured in five chapters, the book
begins with an introduction and then presents an overview of LC
definitions and situates LC policies within a framework of economic
development. The third chapter compares specific examples of LC
development and highlights variations in practice as well as
learning across case countries. The fourth chapter focuses on
macro-economic, micro-economic and institutional challenges
conditioning LC development and the ability of LC policies to
assist innovation-led growth. The authors conclude by examining
what the future holds for LC policies and their role in promoting
economic growth and addressing the wider social, political and
economic challenges in resource-rich countries.
Kazakhstan is rich in natural resources including coal, oil,
natural gas and uranium and has significant renewable potential
from wind, solar, hydro and biomass. In spite of this, the country
is currently dependent upon fossil fuels with coal-fired plants
accounting for 75% of total power generation leading to concerns
over greenhouse gas emissions and impacts on human health and the
environment. This book analyses the implications of the global
shift to cleaner energy for a country whose economy has centred on
hydrocarbon exports. The challenge is urgent for Kazakhstan, whose
recent economic growth has driven increased demand for energy
services, making the construction of additional generating capacity
increasingly necessary for enabling sustained growth. In this
context, renewable energy resources are becoming an increasingly
attractive option to help bridge the demand-supply gap. Chapters
written by experts in the field provide a comprehensive review of
the current energy situation in Kazakhstan including fossil energy
and renewable resources and analyses policy drivers for the energy
sector. Emphasising that clean energy covers a variety of
renewables, as well as cleaner use of hydrocarbons, this book
argues that future technological change will affect the relative
attractiveness of the various choices. Recognising technical,
geographical and domestic and international political constraints
on policymakers' options, this book will be of interest to an
interdisciplinary audience in the fields of resource management and
clean energy, development economics and Central Asian Studies.
This book brings together specialists from different areas (governance, regulation, macro-econometrics, micro-econometrics, enterprise culture, foreign direct investment, technology transfer) to focus on the many different aspects of the privatization process in transition economies. The book does not dwell on the administrative or procedural aspects of privatization. Instead it attempts to understand the bigger picture in terms of underlying policy environment and supporting legal and economic measures which helped to a large extent to determine the eventual success or failure of privatization programs.
Privatisation and Structural Change in Transition Economies brings
together specialists from different areas (governance, regulation,
macro-econometrics, micro-econometrics, enterprise culture, foreign
direct investment, technology transfer) to focus on the many
different aspects of the privatization process in transition
economies. The book does not dwell on the administrative or
procedural aspects of privatisation. Instead it attempts to
understand the bigger picture in terms of underlying policy
environment and supporting legal and economic measures which helped
to a large extent to determine the eventual success or failure of
privatization programmes.
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