Abstract

The relevance of the research topic is due to the definition of the fight against corruption as one of the main strategic priorities of state policy in Kazakhstan. This article aims to assess the institutional environment of corruption in Kazakhstan. The study investigated the essence of formal and informal institutions of corruption as determinants of preventing or stimulating illegal behavior. The institutional definition of corruption is given, distinctive features of corruption are highlighted and an approach to assessing the its institutional environment is formed. To assess the institutional environment, we used comparative indicators developed by various international organizations, as well as “indices of cultural dimensions” developed by G. Hofstede. A comparative analysis of their values ​​for Kazakhstan in the time frame and with other countries representing different geo-economic regions of the world is carried out. The results of the analysis made it possible to generalize the features of the institutional environment of corruption in Kazakhstan. The findings of the study can find practical application by the competent state bodies in the development of program documents to increase the anti-corruption consciousness of Kazakhstanis. The significance of the work for science lies in the development of a conceptual framework for assessing the institutional environment of corruption. The direction of future research is to include in the assessment of the constituent parts of the indices used in this work, as well as to identify the strength of the relationship between corruption and other social institutions.