The Progresses at the transition process to the market economy in the foreign trade of Kazakhstan

ABSTRACTMaster?s ThesisThe Progresses at the Transition Process to the Market Economy in the ForeignTrade of KazakhstanDina KARİBAYEVADokuz Eylul UniversityInstitute Of Social SciencesDepartment of EconomicsAfter the collapse of the Soviet Union Kazakhstan realized many reformsfor the purpose of transition to a free market economy. In Kazakhstan foreigntrade reforms had been realized in such fields as setting free foreign trade prices,renewal of foreign trade system, market diversification and exchange systemmodification.In this paper were researched developments in the Kazakhstan?s foreigntrade structure and applied foreign trade policy during the process of thetransition to a market economy till nowadays.Today an effective foreign trade policy takes an important place in theimprovement of country?s economic performance. In determination of the foreigntrade policy the dynamics of the foreign trade must be effectively estimated. That?swhy here is provided the econometrical analysis of the Kazakhstan?s foreign tradein the process of transformation to a market economy. In this econometricalanalysis was researched the relation between GDP and Export-Import using dataregarding to 1996:1-2006:04.In the theoretical frame of this paper besides historical developments offoreign trade theory, was dwelled upon the reasons, aims, means of foreign tradepolicy and internal - external industrial strategies.Key Words: 1) Foreign Trade, 2) Foreign Trade Policy, 3) Kazakhstan, 4) Stability,5) Co-integration