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Challenges of the Post-Soviet Development of Ukraine: Economic Transformations, Demographic Changes and Socio-Spatial Polarization

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Most of the economic and demographic trends in Central and East Europe are typical of Ukraine. The ensuing new socio-spatial polarization is typical as well, but it has its own peculiarities throughout Ukraine. The gaps between various regions and various kinds of settlements (in rural areas, small towns and urban regions) in terms of economic, demographic and social indicators are due to the history of settling and colonization, geopolitical issues, unequal socio-economic development and ethnic composition.

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  • Social Exclusion
  • Demographic Change
  • Labour Migration
  • Rural Settlement
  • Crude Birth Rate

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Mezentsev, K., Pidgrushnyi, G., Mezentseva, N. (2015). Challenges of the Post-Soviet Development of Ukraine: Economic Transformations, Demographic Changes and Socio-Spatial Polarization. In: Lang, T., Henn, S., Sgibnev, W., Ehrlich, K. (eds) Understanding Geographies of Polarization and Peripheralization. New Geographies of Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137415080_14

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