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This chapter takes a discursive perspective at the micro-level of words to investigate the influence of neoliberalism on the post-communist capitalist transitions of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. This chapter examines speeches and writings of Karimov and Nazarbayev, using critical discourse analysis to trace the influence of neoliberalism. The findings show that neoliberalism has played a crucial role in the establishment and consolidation of a capitalist political-economic system in both of these post-Soviet transitional countries. The chapter also highlights the multiplicity of the influences of neoliberalism in the transition processes of both countries. Moreover, the findings highlight that the implementation of Karimov’s and Nazarbayev’s neoliberal policies has been contingent upon the political leaders’ particular political agenda and their countries’ conditions specific to the given time in history.
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Yilamu, W. (2018). Applying a Three-Dimensional Framework to Understanding Neoliberalism: Discourse Analysis of Speeches and Writings of Karimov and Nazarbayev from 1991 to 2015. In: Neoliberalism and Post-Soviet Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69221-0_6
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