LEADER 04597nam 2200517 450 001 9910816035103321 005 20230808192204.0 010 $a3-8382-6844-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000616565 035 $a(EBL)4419881 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5782677 035 $a(OCoLC)995512742 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5782677 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000616565 100 $a20190619d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAssisting Reform in post-communist Ukraine, 2000-2012 $ethe illusions of donors and the disillusion of beneficiaries /$fDuncan Leitch ; with a foreword by Kataryna Wolczuk 210 1$aStuttgart, Germany :$cIbidem Verlag,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (263 p.) 225 1 $aSoviet and post-Soviet politics and society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a3-8382-0874-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents ; Foreword; Glossary of Acronyms; Acknowledgements; Chapter I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework ; Part I: Background to the Study and Key Research Questions; Context and Rationale for the Research: the Current Crisis in Ukraine; Bridging a Gap in the Literature; International Technical Assistance and the Blame Game; Research Questions; The Argument; The Researcher as Participant; Overview of Chapters; Part II: External Assistance and Domestic Reform - What the Literature Tells Us; Introduction; Theorising External Influence (i): the EU and the Accession States 327 $aTheorising External Influence (ii): the EU and its Eastern NeighbourhoodTheorising External Influence (iii): Transnational Policy Transfer; Theorising External Influence (iv): the Political Economy Analysis of International Aid; Conclusions; Chapter II: The Historical Context - Intergovernmental Relations in the newly Independent Ukraine; Introduction; Part I: The Ukrainian State in the First Decade after Independence; The Challenge of State Building and the Threat of Disintegration; Regional Policy and Intergovernmental Finance in the Decade after Independence; Institutions under Pressure 327 $aConclusions to Part IPart II: Post-Soviet Transition and the Sharing of International Know How; Introduction; The Challenge of State Building and the Response of International Donors; Conclusions; Chapter III: Case Study I The Budget Code Reform of 2000/1; Introduction; Part I: Preparing the Reform; Fatal Flaws Appear in the Matryoshka; The Emergence of Personal and Institutional Networks; International Technical Assistance in the Preparation of Budget Reform; Conclusions to Part I; Part II: Reform Adoption and Implementation; Introduction; The Passing of the Law on the State Budget for 2001 327 $aBudget Code Reform and the Challenge of ImplementationConclusions; Chapter IV: Case Study II - Regional Policy Reform in Ukraine 2000-2012; Introduction; Part I: the Struggle for Settled Legislation; Regional Policy Reform in Ukraine in a National and International Context; The Emergence of a Pro-Reform Enclave in the Ministry of Economy; Conclusions to Part I; Part II: International Advice and Regional Policy Reform; Introduction; Institution Building: a New Priority for International Assistance to Ukraine; Establishing a Stable Legislative Framework for Regional Policy; Conclusions 327 $aChapter V: Analysis and Discussion - Linking the Case Study Evidence to Theory Introduction; Part I: Theorising International Technical Assistance; Normative Institutional Isomorphism and Policy Transfer; Pro-Reform Enclaves and Informal Coalitions; Shared Features of the Case Studies; Distinguishing Features of the Case Studies; The Policy Transfer Network; Conclusions to Part I ; Part II: Reform Failure and the Political Economy Analysis of Development Theory; Introduction; From Know How Sharing to the Mainstream of International Development 327 $aExperts Bringing Solutions (i): Developing Countries & the Political Economy Analysis 410 0$aSoviet and post-Soviet politics and society. 606 $aDecentralization in government$zUkraine 615 0$aDecentralization in government 676 $a320.9477 700 $aLeitch$b Duncan$01703561 702 $aWolczuk$b Kataryna 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816035103321 996 $aAssisting Reform in post-communist Ukraine, 2000-2012$94088857 997 $aUNINA