Economic disparities widen in Kazakhstan regions, urgent need for regional policy.
The article explores economic disparities in different regions of Kazakhstan from 1993 to 2009. The researchers used various methods to study how regions were either coming closer together or moving further apart in terms of economic development. They found that while some regions were diverging, others were actually converging in terms of economic growth and productivity. This suggests that Kazakhstan needs a targeted regional policy to reduce inequalities and promote balanced economic growth.