2008 Assessment

This peer-reviewed country report includes:

Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for more than 300 Integrity Indicators.

Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.

Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.

Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.

Government accountability is very weak in Kazakhstan, with citizen access to the asset disclosure records of executive branch officials, the national legislature, and the judiciary seriously lacking. Access to political financing records of political candidates is also problematic, while the national ombudsman is viewed as ineffective. Nevertheless, there is some encouraging news. Legal measures protecting whistle-blowers are seen as strong both in law and in practice. Civil society and the media play important roles as watchdogs while voting and the electoral process are also strong.