Challenges of the Caspian Resource Boom : Domestic Elites and Policy-Making (Hardcover)

Introduction; A.Heinrich PART I: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS The Rentier State; T.Richter The 'Slippery Slopes' Theory; I.Overland Neopatrimonialism: Concept or Metaphor? G.Erdmann Patron-Client Relations; A.Heinemann-Gruder PART II: PATTERNS OF ELITE INTERACTION AND POLICY-MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR Political Elites in Kazakhstan; T.Umbetalieva & D.Satpaev Kinship and the State in Kazakhstan's Political Economy; E.Schatz The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Kazakhstan; J.Kusznir Political Elites in Azerbaijan; F.Guliyev The Role of the Oil Elite in Policy-Making in Azerbaijan ; H.Meissner Politics and the Energy Sector in Turkmenistan; M.Denison PART III: REGULATION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS AND INVESTMENT Foreign Direct Investors and National Politics; B.Brauer Regulating Property and Exploitation Rights of Natural Resources; C.Nygaard National Oil Companies and the State; H.Kjaernet The Role of Corruption in the Governance of the Oil and Gas Industry; H.Pleines PART IV: SPENDING THE PETRO DOLLARS The National Fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan; Y.Kalyuzhnova Managing the State Oil Fund in Azerbaijan; K.Aslanli Providing Welfare in post-Soviet Rentier States; A.Franke Conclusion; A.Heinrich & H.Pleines