Report to the Government of Kazakhstan

Policies for Industrial and Service

Diversification in Asia in the 21st Century

 

October 2013

Report to the Government of Kazakhstan

Policies for Industrial and Service Diversiication

in Asia in the 21st Century

Jesus Felipe*Changyong Rhee*

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 We are grateful to H.E. Kairat Kelimbetov (Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan), Madina Abylkassymova (Vice-Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan), and a number of other ministers and high-level officials of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for their guidance, inputs, and kind assistance since the inception of this project; to Maria Joy Abrenica, Joven Balbosa, Fred Block, Jungmoh Chang, Kristine Farla, Francesca Guadagno, Cesar Hidalgo, Matthew Keller, Mushtaq Khan, DoHoon Kim, Aigul Kosherbayeva, Keun Lee, Guanghui Li, Justin Lin, Cheryl Long, Jayant Menon, William Mitchell, Manshuk Nurseitova, Lyaziza G. Sabyrova, Siew  Yean Tham, Bart Verspagen, Yan Wang, and Xiaobo Zhang, for their inputs; and to Mike Alba and Kevin Donahue for their editorial assistance. Disclaimer: The authors are responsible for any errors. Data analyses in this report use data up to 2010, and hence do not reflect progress on industrial diversification after such date. The views expressed in this report reflect those of the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

 

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