Reformat e Manaxhimit Publik: Ukraina
Public Administration Reforms: Ukraine

Author(s): Tatyana Malyarenko, Volodymir Salamatov
Subject(s): Governance, Public Administration, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: ASET Albanian Socio - Economic Think - Tank
Keywords: Socio-Economic Policies; Socio-Demographic Issues; Constitutional Reforms; Public Administration Reforms
Summary/Abstract: Ukraine's path to a market economy has been a very complicated and painful one. During the first 10 years of independence, Ukraine suffered from a permanent economic crisis; real GDP fell by 54 percent, and social inequality also fell. Compared to other former Soviet states, Ukraine suffered the most devastating and drastic decline in industrial production. This decline can only be compared to the economic situation of countries with internal armed conflicts. Immediately after independence, in December 1991, the Ukrainian government liberalized most prices and built a legal framework for privatization. However, the practical effect of market reforms was poor, due to broad-based resistance within the government to reform. The legislature slowed down any reform efforts and even took steps back. During this period, the energies of reformers were focused on transforming political institutions, thus contributing to sharp debates about a strategy for nation-building.

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