 Regional EconomiesHans Zon
Chapter 8 in The Political Economy of Independent Ukraine, 2000, pp 136-148 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract An understanding of what is happening at the regional and local level is crucial for understanding the dynamics of economic development in Ukraine. Enterprises are situated in local and regional economic complexes and have to deal with local and regional authorities. Previous chapters have repeatedly referred to the negative role local and regional authorities are playing by harassing enterprises, especially private ones. These authorities are playing an important role in perpetuating parasitic economic mechanisms by focusing their energies on lobbying for government support rather than furthering development potential in the region. In developed market economies, increasingly, coordination by networks, especially at the local and regional level, came to supplement coordination by the market and the state. Structures at the meso-level that furthered competition were also shaped by firms and other non-state organizations. Therefore it is topical to see to what extent in Ukraine governance mechanisms at the local and regional level have developed that may further economic development. Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Coal Mine; Regional Economy; Regional Authority; Special Economic Zone (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:stuchp:978-0-333-97802-3_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Studies in Economic Transition from Palgrave Macmillan |
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