Beyond the Euromaidan : Comparative Perspectives on Advancing Reform in Ukraine / Henry E. Hale, Robert W. Orttung.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hale, Henry E., 1966- Editor.

Orttung, Robert W., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government.

Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-2014.

Ukraine.

Ukraine--Politics and government--2014-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beyond the Euromaidan examines the prospects for advancing reform in Ukraine in the wake of the February 2014 Euromaidan revolution and Russian invasion. It examines six crucial areas where reform is needed: deep internal identity divisions, corruption, the constitution, the judiciary, plutocratic "oligarchs," and the economy. On each of these topics, the book provides one chapter that focuses on Ukraine's own experience and one chapter that examines the issue in the broader context of international practice. Placing Ukraine in comparative perspective shows that many of the country's problems are not unique and that other countries have been able to address many of the issues currently confronting Ukraine. As with the constitution, there are no easy answers, but careful analysis shows that some solutions are better than others. Ultimately, the authors propose a series of reforms that can help Ukraine make the best of a bad situation. The book stresses the need to focus on reforms that might not have immediate effect, but that comparative experience shows can solve fundamental contextual challenges. Finally, the book shows that pressures from outside Ukraine can have a strong positive influence on reform efforts inside the country.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

1. Establishing Ukraine’s Fourth Republic: Reform after Revolution

2. No Way Out? Post-Soviet Ukraine’s Memory Wars in Comparative Perspective

3. Democracy and Governance in Divided Societies

4. Corruption in Ukraine: Perpetuum Mobile or the Endplay of Post-Soviet Elites?

5. Corruption in Ukraine in Comparative Perspective

6. Ukrainian Constitutional Politics: Neopatrimonialism, Rent-seeking, and Regime Change

7. Constitutional Performance after Communism: Implications for Ukraine

8. Ukraine’s Politicized Courts

9. Judicial Reform in Comparative Perspective: Assessing the Prospects for Ukraine

10. Oligarchs, the Partial Reform Equilibrium, and the Euromaidan Revolution

11. Missing the China Exit: A World-systems Perspective on the Ukrainian State

12. Stuck in Transition: Successes and Failures of Economic Reform in Ukraine

13. Economic Reforms in Ukraine in Comparative Perspective: Formal and Informal Dimensions

14. Conclusion: The Comparative Politics of Reform and Lessons for Ukraine

Contributors

Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9781503600102

1503600106

OCLC:

1178769285