MODERN TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS IN THE CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES.
Keywords:
Central Asia, Institutional Reforms, Governance, Transition Economy, Digitalization, Regional Integration.Abstract
This article examines the modern trends, structural
transformations, and development prospects of institutional reforms across the Central
Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan).
Utilizing a mixed-methods approach that combines comparative historical analysis of
post-Soviet transitions with qualitative assessment of contemporary economic and
governance indicators, the study evaluates how these nations are pivoting from rigid
administrative-command
legacies
toward
market-compatible
governance,
digitalization, and regional economic integration.
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