Posted: May 22nd, 2023

The most important thing is instantaneous and simultaneous changes

The most important thing is instantaneous and simultaneous changes within which everything within the social political system changes and tips against corruption⁵⁰. This is a situation referred to as “Schelling-type tipping point”, where any effort for social changes is massive and is not limited to progressive introduction of piecemeal strategies, commonly referred to as entry point strategies⁵¹. Instituting small changes, such as the Kazakhstanis 10 year program, is not enough to convince corruption agents that there is no room for corruption. As such the Kazakhstani anti corruption effort will not reach the tipping point. The risk of such progressive measures is that the system gradually slides back to corruption. This explains Kazakhstanis low rating (120/173) within the Transparency International’s Index in the years 2010