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"Deoligarchisation" in Ukraine: promising visions, murky realities
Die "Deoligarchisierung" in der Ukraine: vielversprechende Visionen, trübe Realitäten
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Abstract In 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a process of "deoligarchisation". Not much has happened so far. Some of the oligarchs’ profit sources have run dry in the field of public procurement. Certain efforts have been made to curb the influence of oligarchs with respect to media legi... view more
In 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko announced a process of "deoligarchisation". Not much has happened so far. Some of the oligarchs’ profit sources have run dry in the field of public procurement. Certain efforts have been made to curb the influence of oligarchs with respect to media legislation and financing political parties. However, these reforms have not yet been implemented effectively. In addition, measures in sectors that are fundamentally important to the oligarchs (the energy sector, in particular) have been extremely contradictory. As a result, the oligarchic system persists and is being supported and consolidated by the ruling elite. Unless external actors increase their influence, Ukraine is unlikely to free itself from the mire of corruption, despite its many reform endeavours. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Ukraine; Eastern Europe; oligarchy; political influence; economy; politics; reform policy; corruption; crime fighting
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 51/2016
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications