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Transition to the Market in Post-Communist Ukraine

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  • M. Ishaq
  • P.G. Hare

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Ukraine became independent in 1991 and formally abandoned central planning. But the development of market methods of input supply and product distribution was impeded by continuing price distortions and the survival of various methods of administrative commodity allocation from the central planning period. This paper outlines the background environment of central planning in Ukraine, reviews the extent to which central planning practices have continued, and illustrates this through two sectoral examples: coal mining and agriculture. It is found that significant elements of non-market allocation of goods and services remain in Ukraine, and proposals are made for further reforms.

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  • M. Ishaq & P.G. Hare, 1997. "Transition to the Market in Post-Communist Ukraine," CERT Discussion Papers 9721, Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation, Heriot Watt University.
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    1. Fyodor I Kushnirsky, 1994. "Survey Article: Ukraine's Industrial Enterprise: Surviving Hard Times," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 36(4), pages 21-39, December.
    2. P.G. Hare & M. Ishaq & S. Estrin, 1996. "The Legacies of Central Planning and the Transition to a Market Economy: Ukranian Contradictions," CERT Discussion Papers 9618, Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation, Heriot Watt University.
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    Keywords

    central planning; Ukraine; transition; supply links; distribution.;
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    JEL classification:

    • P21 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform
    • P23 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Factor and Product Markets; Industry Studies; Population

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