Impact of the Period of Virgin Lands Development on Modern Kazakhstan and its Economy

Sofya Morgun

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

The main purpose of the bachelor's work is to find out whether the period of Virgin Lands in the Kazakh SSR had an impact on modern Kazakhstan and its economy, setting a goal to answer this question through the study of all available statistical data, scientific papers, and other studies and documents of that time, which is a qualitative approach as a basis for theoretical conclusions. Also, a quantitative approach was used in the study of time series, making graphs, and calculating percentages, conducting correlation analyses and related tests for more accurate results, and the main commodity chosen is wheat. All research was made through independent processing based on the World Bank and the National Statistical Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The conclusion is that the Virgin Lands period has affected modern Kazakhstan mainly negatively, and now the country is introducing reforms and agricultural programmes to correct the mistakes of the past and improve its future.

Keywords

Kazakhstan, agriculture, virgin lands, commodities, industry, economy, production

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 27. 3. 2024

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 23. 5. 2024
• Vedoucí: Ing. Pavel Kotyza, Ph.D.
• Oponent: Tomáš Maier, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Provozně ekonomická fakulta

Bakalářský studijní program:
Business Administration