State and Institution Building in Ukraine FROM THE PUBLISHER
State and Institution Building in Ukraine represents the first in-depth and comprehensive study of state building in Ukraine. As opposed to previous books that have focused on the political and economic transformation of the Soviet successor states, this volume argues that a market economy and democracy cannot exist in the absence of an effective state and governing institutions. Ukraine was only a quasi-state within the former USSR when it declared independence in August 1991, and thus it inherited only the rudiments of what is normally considered a "modern state." The development of a viable and capable state with effective institutions was prioritized by the executive and legislative branches who understood that a democracy, civil society, rule of law, and a market economy could not be created in the absence of a genuine, functioning state. This study is the first to survey institution and state building in Ukraine by placing it within a comparative and theoretical perspective, challenging many of the current misconceptions about Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries in the throes of their transformation projects.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Based on the assertion that a market economy and democracy cannot exist in the absence of an effective state and governing institutions, political scholars, most American, look at developments in that area since Ukraine declared independence in 1991. They consider such matters as the separation of powers puzzle, the impact of domestic divisions on foreign policy, and defining the political community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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