what does a social challenge mean? I'm trying to find the social challenges of Kazakhstan.

Answer 1

Social challenges include conflict between ethnic, religious, and economic groups.

http://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/kz.html

http://humanrightshouse.org/Articles/13258.html

http://www.ccsd.ca/cpsd/ccsd/challenges.htm

Answer 2

ok, thank you for the references. And do you know if this sentence is an example of an economic challenge: The government owns everything, collectives and state farms are trying to operate.

Answer 3

You're welcome.

Yes. That's a good example of an economic challenge.