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Anders Åslund wrote most of the useful English-language material on Ukraine's economy, oligarch structure and repeated failed reform attempts.

6 books

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  1. The Gates of EuropeSerhii Plokhy, 2015
  2. Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix ItAnders Åslund, 2015
  3. Ukraine under KuchmaTaras Kuzio, 1997

Books 6

The Gates of Europe
T2 The Gates of Europe
Serhii Plokhy · 2015 · The history that explains the regional industrial geography and its ownership.
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Ukraine under Kuchma
T3 Ukraine under Kuchma
Taras Kuzio · 1997 · The years the oligarchic structure was formed, documented as it happened.
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Revolution in Orange
T3 Revolution in Orange
Anders Åslund, Michael McFaul · 2006 · Why the 2004 turning point failed to dislodge the incumbent asset holders.
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Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
T3 Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It
Anders Åslund · 2015 · The oligarch model, gas trading rents and the post-Maidan reform agenda.
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Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce t
T3 Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War
Paul D'Anieri · 2019 · Gas transit, trade dependence and the economics underneath the conflict.
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How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Demo
T4 How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy
Anders Åslund · 2009 · The 1991-2008 transition; explains where the industrial assets came from.
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