Perceptions Of Corruption In Central Asian Countries

Abstract

Property rights are a basic tenant of a free market economy, and when these rights are in jeopardy from crime and corruption, a free market system falters.  The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank have developed a methodology to study transition economies.  The Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS II 2002) has gathered on a variety of topics from 23 transition economies.  This paper uses the BEEPS data to examine the perceptions of Corruption and State Capture in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.