Economic Interdependence in Ukrainian-Russian Relations

by D'Anieri, Paul J.

• ISBN13: 9780791442463
• ISBN10: 0791442462
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

Summary

In the most detailed study to date of the emerging international political economy of the former Soviet Union, Economic Interdependence in Ukrainian-Russian Relations analyzes the intractable economic dilemmas facing Russia's neighbors, and shows how economic interdependence has become the key axis for the pursuit of power politics in the region.

Ukraine's quest for complete political autonomy from Russia is in tension with the deep economic interdependence between the two countries, and Ukraine's leaders have found that pursuit of three key goals -- sovereignty, prosperity, and security -- often conflict with one another. While the years since independence have seen Ukraine consolidate its sovereignty, prosperity remains elusive and there remains no long-term strategy for maintaining Ukraine's political economy.

Author Biography

Paul J. D'Anieri is Associate Professor of Political Science and Russian and East European Studies at the University of Kansas. He is coeditor (with Taras Kuzio and Robert Kravchuk) of two books, State and Institution Building in Ukraine and Ukrainian Politics and Society.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
Introduction and Conceptual Framework
Introduction: Ukraine's Dilemma	p. 3
Ukraine and Russia: Past and Present	p. 21
Trade and Power in International Politics: The Dilemmas of Interdependence	p. 43
Issues
The Energy War, 1993-1994	p. 69
Trade and Currency: Fragmentation and Integration	p. 97
Interdependence, Sovereignty, and the Commonwealth of Independent States	p. 121
The Direct Economics-Security Connection: Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine	p. 147
The Bigger Picture
Internal Divisions and Ukrainian Economic Vulnerability	p. 171
Conclusions and Questions	p. 199
Notes	p. 225
Index	p. 273
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