| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第10-16页 |
| 1.1 Research background and research questions | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2 Purpose of study and significance of research | 第13页 |
| 1.3 Research methodology | 第13-14页 |
| 1.4 Limitation of research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.5 Structure of the thesis | 第15-16页 |
| 2 Literature Review | 第16-31页 |
| 2.1 Theory of comparative advantages | 第16-19页 |
| 2.2 The measurement and framework of competitiveness | 第19-25页 |
| 2.3 Competitiveness and comparative advantages | 第25-26页 |
| 2.4 Empirical research in the field of agricultural competitiveness | 第26-31页 |
| 3 Kazakhstan's Foreign Trade in Agriculture Products | 第31-52页 |
| 3.1 The role of agriculture in national economy | 第31-33页 |
| 3.2 The foreign trade in agriculture products | 第33-43页 |
| 3.2.1 The structure of Kazakhstan foreign trade in agricultural products | 第33-38页 |
| 3.2.2 The exports of agricultural products: main products and markets | 第38-43页 |
| 3.3 The framework of agricultural policy in Kazakhstan | 第43-52页 |
| 3.3.1 Government objectives in agriculture sector | 第43-46页 |
| 3.3.2 Agricultural export promotion measures | 第46-48页 |
| 3.3.3 Agricultural development "Agribusiness 2020" program | 第48-52页 |
| 4 Empirical Analysis and Results | 第52-68页 |
| 4.1 Measurement of Indexes | 第52-54页 |
| 4.1.1 Data source | 第52页 |
| 4.1.2 Relative Comparative Advantages | 第52-53页 |
| 4.1.3 Relative Trade Advantages | 第53-54页 |
| 4.1.4 The Symmetric Revealed Comparative Advantages Index | 第54页 |
| 4.2 Econometric Specification | 第54-56页 |
| 4.3 Results and Discussions | 第56-65页 |
| 4.3.1 Main Estimation for RCA,RTA and SRCA | 第56-64页 |
| 4.3.2 Descriptive analysis of data | 第64-65页 |
| 4.4 Results of Econometric Specification | 第65-68页 |
| 4.4.1 Stability of Comparative Advantages | 第65-66页 |
| 4.4.2 Regression Analysis | 第66-68页 |
| 5 Conclusion and Recommendations | 第68-72页 |
| 5.1 Conclusion | 第68-70页 |
| 5.2 Recommendations | 第70-72页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第72-73页 |
| References | 第73-77页 |
