2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Post-Socialist State and Poverty in Central Asia: Implications for the Emerging Theory of Human Security
| Project/Area Number |
25883001
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-08-30 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | 貧困 / 中央アジア / 中央ユーラシア / QCA / ポスト社会主義国 / Institutions |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Initially the research was designed to focus on 2 countries of Central Asia (Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan) to study the role of post-Socialist state in tackling poverty. After rounds of interviews, the geography of study was expanded to include 8 countries of Central Eurasia. With this framework, the study sought to identify the institutional arrangements responsible for the persistence of poverty. The study employed QCA as methodology. The key research question is what inst.conditions play a “better” role in the persistence of poverty. The analysis of country cases undergoing a transition from socialism to market economy showed that this process is not straightforward. It concludes that poverty eradication takes a non-linear path because the regional countries experiencing a transformation from socialist to market system sought to promote the unique sets of political and economic institutions to either advance the vested interests of political elites or respond to domestic pressures.
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| Free Research Field |
政治学
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