The power struggle in Central Asia: The roles and motives of post-soviet elites, a critical analysis of elite theory

What the motivations of political elites in Central Asia in comparison to their Western European colleagues are.
The Central Asian region is of great importance as shown below. Nevertheless, westem governments often misjudge the motives of the political elite in the region. The real power struggle happens in a shadow system which is difficult to access. These systems often hold the answers to the question of why certain decision were taken. This research aims to analyse these structures to help understand the mindset and powerstruggle of political elites in Central Asia.
Examples evolved into more sophisticated operations over the years as business. criminal and political interests increasingly converged. For example, evidence in Kyrgyzstan suggests that although key economic sectors are often intertwined with illegal activities, they are given carte blanche access to the banking system and attract foreign investment. Instead of adopting Western espoused and supported democratic ideals and market mechanisms as the a priori ways through which economic growth and political stability could be achieved, Central Asia has found its development constrained by the power amassed by authoritarian regimes, oligarchs, and criminal networks. Furthermore, despite regularly admonishing the region for their lack of democratic progress or their inability to establish control over criminality and rising extremism, the actions of external actors perpetuate autocratic rule and corruption, which subsequently feeds into a climate of economic, political and social instability. Geo-economics as the