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The essays in this book explore the major developments, both domestic and international, that shaped the first quarter-century of Ukraines independence: the simultaneous construction of a nation-state and the privatization of its economy; a formal democratization of the political process alongside the capture of state institutions by big business oligarchs; their efforts to gain social acceptance at home while maneuvering between competing Russian, EU, and American projects to hegemonize the region; the impact of the financial crises of 1997 and 2008 on Ukrainian society and the national economys place in the world market; the growing inequality of society, the mass revolts in 2004 and 2014 against corruption and injustice; and the beginning of Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

Towards a Political Economy of Ukraine – Selected Essays 1990–2015

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    Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
    Publication Date: 08/12/2021
    ISBN13: 9783838213682, 978-3838213682
    ISBN10: 3838213688

    Number of Pages: 352

    Non Fiction , History

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    The essays in this book explore the major developments, both domestic and international, that shaped the first quarter-century of Ukraines independence: the simultaneous construction of a nation-state and the privatization of its economy; a formal democratization of the political process alongside the capture of state institutions by big business oligarchs; their efforts to gain social acceptance at home while maneuvering between competing Russian, EU, and American projects to hegemonize the region; the impact of the financial crises of 1997 and 2008 on Ukrainian society and the national economys place in the world market; the growing inequality of society, the mass revolts in 2004 and 2014 against corruption and injustice; and the beginning of Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

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