Privatization in Ukraine: Challenges of Assessment and Coverage in Fund Conditionality
May 1, 2002
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Summary
The paper examines the recent privatization experience in Ukraine in the context of the streamlining of Fund structural conditionality. A particular focus is the shift from privatization-related conditionality based on quantitative targets to conditionality aimed at strengthening privatization procedures. The paper examines how this shift was managed in Ukraine and discusses the challenges of applying conditionality to privatization procedures and the implications for country ownership.
Subject: Economic sectors, Financial markets, Privatization, Public enterprises, Stock markets
Keywords: Eastern Europe, enterprise, enterprise restructuring, government, PDP, privatization, privatization conditionality, privatization procedure, privatization program, Public enterprises, Stock markets, telecommunications firm Ukrtelecom, transition
Pages:
23
Volume:
2002
DOI:
Issue:
007
Series:
Policy Discussion Paper No. 2002/007
Stock No:
PPIEA0072002
ISBN:
9781451971620
ISSN:
1564-5193




