Ukraine: Accelerating the Transition to Market
Books, February 19, 1997
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Bibliographic details
- Published: February 19, 1997
- Series: Books
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557756190.071
Overview and context
- Ukraine has made impressive progress in restructuring and stabilizing its economy over the past two years, and yet much remains to be done to revive output and establish a market economy.
- The volume contains 16 papers presented at a seminar sponsored by the IMF and the World Bank in July 1996, which brought together government officials, academics, and staffs of international organizations to discuss a comprehensive medium-term strategy for Ukraine.
- Edited by Peter K. Cornelius and Patrick Lenain.
Major themes covered in the volume
- Medium-term macroeconomic framework.
- Wages, poverty, and social safety net reform.
- Private sector development.
- Trade policies and sectoral reforms.
- Institution building and good governance.
Subject areas and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Exports, Financial institutions, International trade, Labor, Legal support in revenue administration, Pension spending, Poverty, Privatization, Revenue administration, Wages
- Keywords: agro-industrial enterprise privatization methodology, anticompetitive enterprise behavior, Baltics, BOOK, Central and Eastern Europe, Commercial banks, Eastern Europe, enterprise restructuring, Europe, Exports, Global, government, government credibility, head-count index, institution building, IV trade policies, Legal support in revenue administration, medium-term macroeconomic framework, Pension spending, policy instrument, Privatization, public governance, reform, sectoral reform, Wages, Western Europe
Core analytical emphasis and policy focus (from the volume summary)
- Diagnose remaining obstacles to reviving output and establishing a market economy in Ukraine despite progress in restructuring and stabilization.
- Present a comprehensive medium-term strategy addressing macroeconomic policy, social safety nets, labor and wages, privatization and private sector development, trade and sectoral policy, and institution building and governance reforms.
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