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Institutional prerequisites for support of the problem areas of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan has listed in its provision depressed and lagging areas, although so far no methodological approaches to their definition have been developed. The analysis of the economy of these areas shows a certain positive trends in their industrial production, although four out of 26 depressed and lagging areas displayed in 2000 a fall of industrial and agricultural output against the previous year while on other economic variables these regions are far behind the rest of the country territories. The author gives definitions to lagging and depressed regions and methodological recommendations for their recognition to provide a basis for taking measures that would bring improvements in their social and economic situation.
