Cities and Local Governments in Central Asia

This book presents the changing roles of urban governments and how local governments struggle to gain administrative, fiscal, and political power to combat current urban challenges in Kazakhstan.

Madina Junussova is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia, Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan and a CERGE-EI Foundation Teaching Fellow.

1. THE CHANGING ROLES OF CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 2. UNCOVERING ADMINISTRATIVE, FISCAL AND POLITICAL POWERS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN KAZAKHSTAN 3. ADMINISTRATIVE URBAN STRUGGLE: ALMATY CITY VERSUS ALMATY REGION 4. FISCAL CHALLENGES FACING NUR-SULTAN AND ALMATY: FIGHTING FOR NATIONAL PROJECTS AND TRANSFERS 5. CLASH OF LOCAL DEPUTIES VERSUS LOCAL BUREAUCRATS IN URBAN TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT 6. RECONSIDERING THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN CONTEXT