Ukraine Under Kuchma
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Author |
: Taras Kuzio |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 300 |
Release |
: 2016-07-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349257447 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349257443 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ukraine under Kuchma by : Taras Kuzio
Ukraine under Kuchma is the first survey of recent developments in post-soviet Ukraine. The book covers in an in-depth manner the entire range of key developments since the 1994 parliamentary and presidential elections, the first elections held in post-soviet Ukraine. The new era ushered in by these elections led to Ukraine's launch of radical economic and political reforms which aim to domestically dismantle soviet power within Ukraine, stabilise relations with the separatist Crimean region and normalise relations with Russia and the West.
Author |
: Taras Kuzio |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 1997 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0333654145 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780333654149 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ukraine Under Kuchma by : Taras Kuzio
Ukraine under Kuchma: Political Reform, Economic Transformation and Security Policy in Independent Ukraine is the first survey of recent developments in post-soviet Ukraine. The book covers in an in-depth manner the entire range of key developments since the 1994 parliamentary and presidential elections, the first elections held in post-soviet Ukraine. The new era ushered in by these elections led to Ukraine's launch of radical economic and political reforms which aim to domestically dismantle soviet power within Ukraine, stabilise relations with the separatist Crimean region and normalise relations with Russia and the West.
Author |
: Andrew Wilson |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 261 |
Release |
: 2006-01-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300143911 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300143915 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ukraine's Orange Revolution by : Andrew Wilson
The remarkable popular protest in Kiev and across Ukraine following the cooked presidential election of November 2004 has transformed the politics of eastern Europe. Andrew Wilson witnessed the events firsthand and here looks behind the headlines to ascertain what really happened and how it will affect the future of the region. It is a dramatic story: an outgoing president implicated via secret tape-recordings in corruption and murder; a shadowy world of political cheats and manipulators; the massive covert involvement of Putin’s Russia; the poisoning of the opposition challenger; and finally the mass protest of half a million Ukrainians that forced a second poll and the victory of Viktor Yushchenko. As well as giving an account of the election and its aftermath, the book examines the broader implications of the Orange Revolution and of Russia’s serious miscalculation of its level of influence. It explores the likely chain reaction in Moldova, Belarus, and the nervous autocracies of the Caucasus, and points to a historical transformation of the geopolitics of Eurasia.
Author |
: Anders Åslund |
Publisher |
: Columbia University Press |
Total Pages |
: 371 |
Release |
: 2009-03-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780881325065 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0881325066 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy by : Anders Åslund
One of Europe's old nations steeped in history, Ukraine is today an undisputed independent state. It is a democracy and has transformed into a market economy with predominant private ownership. Ukraine's postcommunist transition has been one of the most protracted and socially costly, but it has taken the country to a desirable destination. Åslund's vivid account of Ukraine's journey begins with a brief background, where he discusses the implications of Ukraine's history, the awakening of society because of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, the early democratization, and the impact of the ill-fated Soviet economic reforms. He then turns to the reign of President Leonid Kravchuk from 1991 to 1994, the only salient achievement of which was nation-building, while the economy collapsed in the midst of hyperinflation. The first two years of Leonid Kuchma's presidency, from 1994 to 1996, were characterized by substantial achievements, notably financial stabilization and mass privatization. The period 1996–99 was a miserable period of policy stagnation, rent seeking, and continued economic decline. In 2000 hope returned to Ukraine. Viktor Yushchenko became prime minister and launched vigorous reforms to cleanse the economy from corruption, and economic growth returned. The ensuing period, 2001–04, amounted to a competitive oligarchy. It was quite pluralist, although repression increased. Economic growth was high. The year 2004 witnessed the most joyful period in Ukraine, the Orange Revolution, which represented Ukraine's democratic breakthrough, with Yushchenko as its hero. The postrevolution period, however, has been characterized by great domestic political instability; a renewed, explicit Russian threat to Ukraine's sovereignty; and a severe financial crisis. The answers to these challenges lie in how soon the European Union fully recognizes Ukraine's long-expressed identity as a European state, how swiftly Ukraine improves its malfunctioning constitutional order, and how promptly it addresses corruption.
Author |
: Anders Åslund |
Publisher |
: Peterson Institute |
Total Pages |
: 371 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780881325461 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0881325465 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy by : Anders Åslund
Author |
: Anders Åslund |
Publisher |
: Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015063339090 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Revolution in Orange by : Anders Åslund
"This volume explores the role of former president Kuchma and the oligarchs, societal attitudes, the role of the political opposition and civil society, the importance of the media, and the roles of Russia and the West"--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: Paul J. D'Anieri |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 92 |
Release |
: 2005 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:918372851 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis Ukraine Under Leonid Kuchma by : Paul J. D'Anieri
Author |
: Paul D'anieri |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 319 |
Release |
: 2018-02-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780429977794 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0429977794 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis Politics And Society In Ukraine by : Paul D'anieri
With NATO expanding into central Europe, Ukraine has become a pivotal state for the future of European stability, yet it is a country about which little is known in the west. Politics and Society in Ukraine fills that gap, providing the first comprehensive and detailed study of the contemporary Ukrainian political system. Beginning with a discussion of the legacy of the Soviet Union, the authors illuminate Ukraines regional and ethnic tensions, governmental system, efforts at reform, and foreign policy. They consider all of those issues from a comparative perspective that readers unfamiliar with Ukraine will find illuminating. The authors are three of the leading authorities on Ukrainian politics, and each has extensive experience in the country. This book provides much-needed analysis of a crucial country. }With the expansion of NATO, Ukraine is frequently described as the linchpin of security in Central Europe. And after Russia, it is the largest and most important of the post-Soviet states. Yet it is a country about which most westerners know very little, subsumed as it was for decades beneath the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Ukrainian Politics and Society is the first comprehensive study of politics in post-Soviet Ukraine, and is therefore vital reading for anyone concerned with European security, or with politics in the former Soviet Union.The authors extensive experience in Ukraine allows them to explain the paradoxes of Ukrainian politics that have led to so many false predictions concerning the future of the Ukrainian state. Their examination of nationality politics shows why ethnic and regional differences have tended to recede rather than to spin out of control, as they have elsewhere in the region. At the same time, these differences hamstring the countrys political system, and the authors show how difficult a task it is for democratic institutions to provide effective government in a country with little consensus. By viewing economic reform in its profoundly political context, the authors expose the chasm between the theory and practice of economic reform. Understanding of how to make profits has not been lacking, but government regulation to ensure that profit-seeking behavior leads to functioning markets has been conspicuously absent.By examining in detail how Ukrainian politics has followed theoretical expectations and where it has contradicted them, the authors arrive at conclusions with implications well beyond Ukraine. Ukraine must first build a state and a nation before it can successfully reform its economy or build a genuine democracy. For Ukraine and its people, the task is daunting. For the west, whose security increasingly relies on stability in Ukraine, this book provides the knowledge necessary to approach the problem, as well as good reason not to ignore it. }
Author |
: Paul D'Anieri |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 310 |
Release |
: 2015-01-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317452997 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317452992 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Understanding Ukrainian Politics: Power, Politics, and Institutional Design by : Paul D'Anieri
Ukraine made headlines around the world during the winter of 2004-05 as the colorful banners of the Orange Revolution unfurled against the snowy backdrop of Kyiv, signaling the bright promise of democratic rebirth. But is that what is really happening in Ukraine? In the early post-Soviet period, Ukraine appeared to be firmly on the path to democracy. The peaceful transfer of power from Leonid Kravchuk to Leonid Kuchma in the election of 1994, followed by the adoption of a western-style democratic constitution in 1996, seemed to complete the picture. But the Kuchma presidency was soon clouded by dark rumors of corruption and even political murder, and by 2004 the country was in full-blown political crisis. A three-stage presidential contest was ultimately won by Viktor Yushchenko, who took office in 2005 and appointed Yulia Tymoshenko as premier, but the turmoil was far from over. The new government quickly faltered and splintered. This introduction to Ukrainian politics looks beyond these dramatic events and compelling personalities to identify the actual play of power in Ukraine and the operation of its political system. The author seeks to explain how it is that, after each new beginning, power politics has trumped democratic institution-building in Ukraine, as in so many other post-Soviet states. What is really at work here, and how can Ukraine break the cycle of hope and disillusionment?
Author |
: Hugh W. Olds |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 8 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:34987383 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kuchma Retains Trust of Half the Ukrainian Public by : Hugh W. Olds