Comments on: Kazkahstan: Surviving or Prospering? http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/17/kazkahstan-surviving-or-prospering/ The world is talking. Are you listening? Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:21:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Oldschool Boy http://globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/17/kazkahstan-surviving-or-prospering/comment-page-1/#comment-1388570 Oldschool Boy Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:51:03 +0000 http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2008/01/17/kazkahstan-surviving-or-prospering/#comment-1388570 What is the point of the article? As far as I know, nobody ever said that Kazakhstan is a rich country. It is developing, which means transition from being underdeveloped and poor to being developed and wealthy. Who is arguing against this? There are contrasts in Kazakhstan, but show me a wealthy country without poor people, or without bigotry. Yes, Kazakhstan is far from being rich, with GDP per capita of about $10,000 (compared with wealthy countries with GDP per capita of above $30,000). Yes, it is wealthier than neighbouring countries. Yes, there are - as in any other counry in the world - luckier people with good education, carier and wealth living in big cities, and there are not that lucky - again, as anywhere in the world - who live in remote deserted villages and who strugle to survive. Same old story as everywhere... What is the point of the article?
As far as I know, nobody ever said that Kazakhstan is a rich country. It is developing, which means transition from being underdeveloped and poor to being developed and wealthy. Who is arguing against this?
There are contrasts in Kazakhstan, but show me a wealthy country without poor people, or without bigotry.
Yes, Kazakhstan is far from being rich, with GDP per capita of about $10,000 (compared with wealthy countries with GDP per capita of above $30,000). Yes, it is wealthier than neighbouring countries. Yes, there are – as in any other counry in the world – luckier people with good education, carier and wealth living in big cities, and there are not that lucky – again, as anywhere in the world – who live in remote deserted villages and who strugle to survive.
Same old story as everywhere…

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