TY - GEN T1 - State-building : a comparative study of Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia A1 - Fritz, Verena LA - English PP - Budapest ; New York PB - Central European University Press YR - 2007 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn191953135 AB - Looks at the process of state-building in Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, and Russia from a political economy and institutional perspective. Explains state weakness and distortions that are widely recognized key obstacles to economic success and democratic consolidation. 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. OP - 384 CN - JN6531 .F75 2007eb SN - 9781429477888 SN - 1429477881 SN - 1281377007 SN - 9781281377005 SN - 9786155211126 SN - 6155211124 SN - 9789637326905 SN - 9789637326998 SN - 9637326901 SN - 9637326995 KW - Democracy : Former Soviet republics. KW - Post-communism : Former Soviet republics. KW - Finance, Public : Former Soviet republics. KW - Former Soviet republics : Politics and government. KW - Postcommunisme : Ex-URSS. KW - Finances publiques : Ex-URSS. KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Process : General. KW - HISTORY : Europe : Russia & the Former Soviet Union. KW - Democracy KW - Finance, Public KW - Politics and government KW - Post-communism KW - Soviet Union : Former Soviet republics KW - Politischer Wandel KW - Osteuropa ER -