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Poland and Ukraine: Institutional Structures and Economic Performance

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Varieties of Capitalism in Post-Communist Countries

Part of the book series: Studies in Economic Transition ((SET))

Abstract

This chapter uses the varieties of capitalism (VoC) approach to outline and conceptualize the major current features of the emerging capitalist systems in two large neighbouring post-communist countries. It follows potential linkages between different institutional forms of post-communist capitalism, examining whether the newly emerged institutional forms of post-communist capitalism function as complementary systemic elements, and changes in the revealed comparative advantage of the Polish and Ukrainian economies. This is then related to the social and macro-economic performance of the two countries in the last phases of transformation. The chapter relies on primary analysis, based mainly on new international comparative sets of institutional, foreign trade, and macroeconomic performance-related data.

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  1. Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK

    David Lane (Senior Research Associate) (Senior Research Associate)

  2. Paisley Business School, University of Paisley, UK

    Martin Myant (Professor) (Professor)

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Mykhnenko, V. (2007). Poland and Ukraine: Institutional Structures and Economic Performance. In: Lane, D., Myant, M. (eds) Varieties of Capitalism in Post-Communist Countries. Studies in Economic Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230627574_7

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