State-Building. A Comparative Study of Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia.

Fritz, Verena.

ISBN 10: 9637326901 / ISBN 13: 9789637326905

Published by Budapest / New York, CEU Press, 2007

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XIV, 384 pp. -TEXT IN ENGLISH- Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700 Large 8vo. Hardcover, with dust jacket, fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: State-Building. A Comparative Study of Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia.
• Publisher: Budapest / New York, CEU Press
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9637326901
• ISBN 13: 9789637326905
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 700 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Osteuropäische Geschichte

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Synopsis

Looks at the process of state-building in Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia from a political economy and institutional perspective. Weak and distorted state capacity has come to be widely recognized as a key obstacle to successful transformation―including economic modernization and growth as well as the consolidation of democracy. However, so far little systematic research has been carried out on state capacity per se and on how to explain its development. The book provides new insights in considering the evolution of Ukraine since 1992, offering an in-depth view of institutional development in crucial areas and thus tracing the process of state-building. It draws comparisons with developments in Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia (based on field research). To capture the process of state-building empirically, focuses on the extraction and expenditure systems which are a central pillar of state capacity and also a central link between citizens and the state. The book also sheds light on how Ukraine’s potential ‘second transition’ currently under way will have an impact on its institutional system.

About the Author

Verena Fritz is a research fellow with the Overseas Development Institute in London. She works and publishes on state-building, governance (including public financial management), and corruption from a comparative perspective – with a special interest in countries of the former Soviet Union.