Kazakhstan: what is the secret of success?

The independence of Kazakhstan, which will be executed 20 years this year, is the major achievement of the multinational people of the country. The unity and cohesion of the nation have allowed the young independent state for a short interval of time for the history to achieve the significant social and economic successes and the international recognition.

The way done by Kazakhstan for two decades of independence, is impressive. In total for 20 years this country has reached the considerable successes on international scene, supporting the international and interconfessional dialogue, the world without the nuclear weapon. Formation of economic and political systems, institute creation, namely Assembly of the people of Kazakhstan, presidency in the international organizations have allowed the republic to get significant political weight and the international prestige.
The hundreds of “analysts” have subjected and subject to scepticism of the initiatives put forward by Kazakhstan on construction of own model of the independent democratic state.

First of all, having strengthening the national safety, the country gives particular attention to maintenance of internal political stability of a society. “Firstly economy, then a policy” - is the main principle of the development of the Kazakhstan state model.

Actually, the success of Kazakhstan against its neighbors in many respects speaks that after the disintegration of the USSR, its management has most consistently followed a transition way to market economy. Accordingly, it was necessary to spend resolute privatization and economy privatization in historically short term, that is to create a private property institution. It has demanded the creation of two-level bank system, accumulation of a gold and exchange currency reserve, formation and development of new financial and state institutes.
The results reached for 20 years after the beginning of reforms, allow to speak about phenomenal success. So many western experts estimate such results of “reforms in Kazakh”. The strong bank system and fast economic growth give the chance to Kazakhstan to carry out considerable (at least to regional measures) investments into economy of other states of the Central Asia.
The mutual understanding, unity and tolerance of the people, preservation of peace and calmness in the country are in the center of attention as it is a unique guarantor of successful advancement of the republic on the world scene. Nursultan Nazarbayev underlined the importance of a unification of the Kazakhstan society time and again, “… only the people rallying will allow the republic to reach the planned purposes”.
However, unfortunately, recently some in republic go into extremes and even hysteria: if they speak about the nation, so reach the nationalism and if understand the nation as the state, ao forget about originality of the people. But the scale cultural project “Three unity of the languages”, despite these attempts, continues to be realized successfully, purposefully and systematically.

The purpose of this project is mass mastering of three languages by the citizens of Kazakhstan: Kazakh, Russian and English. The development of the Kazakh language has paramount value as the state language, the scope of application of which constantly extends. The Russian language is officially used on one level with the Kazakh which remains the language of international dialogue. The English language should help the citizens of Kazakhstan to be integrated faster into the international economic and educational space.

The closing of Semipalatinsk nuclear range which was highly appreciated by all world community became one of the first decisions after the acquisition of the independence by the republic. The leaders of the countries have positively concerned the contribution of Kazakhstan to struggle for non-distribution of the nuclear weapon, counteraction to the international terrorism, religious extremism. The republic capital, Astana, became a venue of congress of leaders of world and traditional religions and other actions directed on the decision of modern global problems.

Nursultan Nazarbayev marks in the message to the people of Kazakhstan, sounded in January, 2011, “We enter the twentieth year of independence. In December, 1991, having chosen the stability and success as the strategic targets, we have gone forward, creating the new programs of development for each new stage. We put the ambitious purposes and reached them”. Further he results one of the integrated indicators of progress of the country, “The gross national product per capita made hardly more than 700 dollars in 1994. By January 1, 2011 it has grown more than in 12 times and has exceeded 9000 US dollars. We expected to reach such level only by 2015. The world experience shows that in the first 20 years of independence any country did not reach such result. For example, the gross national product per capita of South Korea for the first twentieth anniversary of sovereign development has grown in 3 times, Malaysia - 2 times, Singapore - 4 times, Hungary - 5 times, Poland - 4 times”.

The special attention is given to the development of education and sciences. To transform Kazakhstan into the center of knowledge of world level is such ambitious problem. They perfectly realize in the republic that the country prospects are connected not only with oil and gas, not only with industrial giants, but also with the education quality which is necessary to give to rising generation. After all it is possible to judge the country prospects on an education system condition.
Besides, there are the questions in the foreground of industrial and innovative development of the country connected with the production with a high share of intellectual work in the basis of manufacture of which is the scientific achievement. After all it is obvious that the economic development doesn't depend any more entirely on natural resources. Scientific knowledge becomes its basic motive power and the emphasis becomes on high technologies and preparation of experts of a corresponding profile.
Kazakhstan has passed a difficult way for 20 years of independence by which it can be proud. The country became the leader of the central-Asian region on reforms advancement from 15 union republics, which entered into the great power. Kazakhstan has become history, as the first country of the Asian, Muslim and Post-Soviet countries, elected as the chairman of the Organization of safety and cooperation in Europe. Today many countries look narrowly at “the Kazakhstan way” of the development.
That circumstance that Kazakhstan managed to adjust the partner and mutually advantageous relations with all neighbors, gives it enormous strategic advantage and serves as the catalyst for the further development not only of the republic, but also other countries of region.

It is admitted also by the world expert community: Kazakhstan, at successful realization of ambitious plans, can show its “third” way of development in the nearest future, becoming the standard for other countries with similar conditions.