Ukraine's Economic Reform: Obstacles, Errors, Lessons

by Raphael Shen

Overview

Political and economic independence has been a novel experience for the 51 million people of Ukraine since the collapse of the former Soviet Union. This most tightly controlled and regulated republic of the former USSR has had difficulty in making the transition to another form of government. The hurdles and uncommon difficulties which must be neutralized or mitigated before market forces can materialize and become viable are described and analyzed in each of the core chapters. The work concludes with practical lessons and recommendations for Ukraine, and, by extrapolation, for the other economies of Eastern Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275952402
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/13/1996
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

RAPHAEL SHEN is a Professor of Economics at the University of Detroit Mercy. Dr. Shen is well published on subjects dealing with the liberalization of Eastern European economies and governments including The Polish Economy: Legacies from the Past, Prospects for the Future (Praeger, 1992), Economic Reform in Poland and Czechoslovakia: Lessions in Systemic Transformation (Praeger, 1993), and Restructuring the Baltic Economies: Disengaging Fifty Years of Integration with the USSR (Praeger, 1994).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Ukraine in Historical Perspective
Ukraine Under the Soviet System
Economy upon Independence
Framework for Reform
Price Liberalization
Enterprise Reorganization: Legal Foundation
Privatization
Foreign Investment
Foreign Trade
Public Finance
Financial Sector Development
Summary, Conclusion, Recommendation
Interviewees
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

Upon regaining independence in 1991, Ukraine inherited a state that is politically divided, ethnically mixed, and economically stagnant. This study examines the effects of Ukraine's integration with the former Soviet Union for 73 years, its inherited economic structure and reform obstacles, reform policies since regaining independence, an outline of practical lessons, and recommendations for the governments of newly independent republics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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