LEADER 02327nam 22004333a 450 001 996691913403316 005 20260115163358.0 010 $a979-88-87197-46-3 035 $a(CKB)41593547800041 035 $a(ODN)ODN0012346905 035 $a(ScCtBLL)19c546b0-bbab-4597-8261-cfeb87f199b7 035 $a(EXLCZ)9941593547800041 100 $a20260115i20252025 uu 101 0 $aukr 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aTwo Roads Diverge : $eThe Transition Experience of Poland and Ukraine /$fChristopher Hartwell 210 1$a[s.l.] :$cAcademic Studies Press,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aPolitical Science / Comparative Politics$2bisacsh 606 $aPolitical Science / International Relations$2bisacsh 606 $aBusiness & Economics / Development / Economic Development$2bisacsh 606 $aEconomics 606 $aPolitical science 615 7$aPolitical Science / Comparative Politics 615 7$aPolitical Science / International Relations 615 7$aBusiness & Economics / Development / Economic Development 615 0$aEconomics 615 0$aPolitical science 700 $aHartwell$b Christopher$01891133 801 0$bScCtBLL 801 1$bScCtBLL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996691913403316 996 $aTwo Roads Diverge$94533882 997 $aUNISA