Current Status and Trends of Corruption in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the state of the spread of corruption in Kazakhstan. The relevance of the study is due to the need to provide analytical support to the national anti-corruption policy. The purpose of the article is to identify the main trends in the spread of corruption and assess the current situation based on the analysis of criminal statistics on acts of corruption, as well as international indices for assessing the corruption potential and the results of sociological studies of corruption in Kazakhstan. The article uses a systematic approach to the analysis of the prevalence of corruption, based on the use of quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis. The analysis was carried out by regions and by levels of government, by specific government institutions and individual areas of social activity. The results of the study present an assessment of the current state of corruption in Kazakhstan with the definition of corruption trends in the sectoral and regional context and may be of interest to a wide range of people interested in this topic.