Two Roads Diverge

The Transition Experience of Poland and Ukraine

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

Av Christopher A. Hartwell, Christopher Hartwell

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The dramatic events of Maidan in February 2014 shone a spotlight on the immense problems facing Ukraine. At the same time that Ukraine was undergoing turmoil, its western neighbor Poland was celebrating twenty-five years of post-communism with a rosy economic outlook and projections of continued growth. How could two countries who shared similar linguistic, cultural, economic and political heritages diverge so wildly in economic performance in such a short span of time? The main argument of this book is that institutions, and more specifically the evolution or neglect of the particular institutions needed for a market economy, explain the economic divergence between Ukraine and Poland. This book discusses the evolution of key institutions such as property rights, trade, and the role of the executive branch of government to explain the recent relative performance of the two countries.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-09-26
Mått152 x 227 x 29 mm
Vikt770 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor528
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107530980

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Christopher A. Hartwell is a leading scholar on the evolution of institutions and President of the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE) in Poland. He is also an Associate Professor at Kozminski University, Warsaw. He has published in prestigious journals such as the Journal for Common Market Studies, Economic Systems, Open Economies Review, Post-Communist Economies, and Business Horizons. In addition to his academic work, he has advised governments and the private sector on economic policy issues in Poland, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Bosnia and Kosovo, among others. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard University, Massachusetts.

1. Introduction; 2. A brief institutional history of Central Europe I: Poland and its political institutions to 1989; 3. A brief institutional history of Central Europe II: Poland and its economic institutions to 1989; 4. A brief institutional history of Eastern Europe: Ukraine and its institutions to 1989; 5. The transition of Poland and Ukraine: two roads diverge; 6. Conclusion - the why of divergence.