Ukraine: Accelerating the Transition to Market : Proceedings of an Imf/World Bank Seminar

by Cornelius, Peter K.; Lenain, Patrick; International Monetary Fund; World Bank

• ISBN13: 9781557756190
• ISBN10: 1557756198
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-02-01
• Publisher: Bernan Assoc

Table of Contents

Foreword	iii	(2)
Acknowledgments	v	(2)
Glossary	vii
Introductory Remarks	1	(10)
Stanley Fischer	1	(2)
Caio Koch-Weser	3	(3)
Roman Shpek	6	(5)
I. MEDIUM-TERM MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK	11	(50)
1. A Macroeconomic Framework for Sustained Economic Growth	11	(11)
Atish R. Ghosh
2. Agenda for Fiscal Reform Over the Medium Term	22	(18)
David W. H. Orsmond
3. The Role of Monetary Policy in Ukraine's Medium-Term Adjustment Strategy	40	(15)
Jonathan Dunn
Patrick Lenain
Discussion	55	(6)
II. WAGES, POVERTY, AND SOCIAL SAFETY NET REFORMS	61	(78)
4. Who Are Ukraine's Poor?	61	(20)
Jeanine Braithwaite
Tom Hoopengardner
5. Poverty and the Ukrainian Labor Market	81	(16)
Peter Fallon
Tom Hoopengardner
Ella Libanova
6. Reforming Ukraine's Social Safety Net	97	(35)
Sanjeev Gupta
Elliott Harris
Alexandros Mourmouras
Discussion	132	(7)
III. PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT	139	(46)
7. Privatization, Enterprise Restructuring, and Capital Market Reform	139	(7)
Bernard Drum
8. Issues for Banking Reform in Ukraine	146	(9)
Julio Jimenez
9. Removing Market Barriers: The Role of Competition Policy in Ukraine's Economic Transition	155	(14)
Peter K. Cornelius
10. Legal Reforms in Ukraine	169	(9)
Galina Mikhlin-Oliver
Sandra Bloemenkamp
Discussion	178	(7)
IV. TRADE POLICIES AND SECTORAL REFORMS	185	(40)
11. Realizing Ukraine's Agricultural Potential	185	(13)
Mark R. Lundell
12. Commercializing Ukraine's Energy Sector	198	(11)
Laszlo Lovei
Konstantin Skorik
13. Current Trade Policies and Proposals for Reform	209	(11)
Alan MacArthur
Discussion	220	(5)
V. INSTITUTION BUILDING AND PUBLIC GOVERNANCE	225	(64)
14. Public Governance in Transition	225	(9)
Vito Tanzi
15. The Missing Pillar of a Growth Strategy for Ukraine: Reforms for Private Sector Development	234	(41)
Daniel Kaufmann
16. The Machinery of Government and Economic Policy in Ukraine	275	(14)
Alexander Sundakov
List of Participants	289