Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Anders Aslund

Peterson Institute for International Economics, Apr 17, 2015 - Political Science - 273 pages

 Ukraine has been wracked by a year of unprecedented political, economic, and military turmoil. Russian military aggression in the east and a legacy of destructive policies and corruption have created an imminent existential crisis for this young democracy. Yet Ukraine also has a great opportunity to break out of economic underperformance. In this study, Anders Åslund, one of the world's leading experts on Ukraine, traces Ukraine's evolution as a market economy starting with the fall of communism and examines the economic impact of its recent difficulties. Åslund argues that Ukraine must undertake sweeping political, economic, social, and government reforms to achieve prosperity and independence. For its part, the West must abandon its hesitant approach and provide broad economic assistance to help Ukraine transform itself.

Contents

• Chapter 1: 3
• Chapter 2: 17
• Chapter 3: 37
• Part II: 57
• Chapter 4: 59
• Chapter 5: 79
• Part III: 99
• Chapter 6: 101
• Chapter 7: 113
• Chapter 8: 133
• Chapter 9: 157
• Chapter 10: 185
• Chapter 11: 207
• Chapter 12: 223
• References: 227
• Notable Politicians and Businessmen: 241
• Chronology of Events: 247
• Abbreviations: 259
• Index: 261
• Other Publications by the Peterson Institute for International Economics: 275
• Distribution list: 295
• Back cover: 296

About the author

Anders slund was a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics from 2006 to May 2015. He examined the economic policies of Russia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe, as well as the broader implications of economic transition. slund served as an economic adviser to the governments of Russia in 1991-94 and Ukraine in 1994-97. He is a leading specialist on postcommunist economic transformation with more than 30 years of experience in the field.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
• Author: Anders Aslund
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics, 2015
• ISBN: 0881327026, 9780881327021
• Length: 273 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy; Political Science / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union