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Kuat Akizhanov

Kuat Akizhanov is an economist and former associate professor at KazGUU University in Astana. He is the deputy director of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Institute and the author of the book Finance Capitalism and Income Inequality in the Contemporary Global Economy.

Riot Police deployed during protests in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 5, 2022 (AP Pic)

Between Protests, Oil Boom, and Multipolarity: An Interview on Kazakhstan with Kuat Akizhanov

Kuat Akizhanov, Arman Spéth, March 26, 2025

Arman Spéth interviews economist Kuat Akizhanov on the post-Soviet political and economic history of Kazakhstan, the 2022 protests which shook the country, and the possibility for a renewed Kazakhstani socialism. This is a translation of an interview first published in Jacobin Magazine's German-language outlet. Read Article.