Limits of a Post-Soviet State

How Informality Replaces, Renegotiates, and Reshapes Governance in Contemporary Ukraine

Business & Finance, Economics, International Economics
Cover of the book Limits of a Post-Soviet State by Abel Polese, Ibidem Press
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Author: Abel Polese ISBN: 9783838268453
Publisher: Ibidem Press Publication: June 14, 2016
Imprint: Ibidem Press Language: English
Author: Abel Polese
ISBN: 9783838268453
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Publication: June 14, 2016
Imprint: Ibidem Press
Language: English

Though informed by case studies conducted in Ukraine, this book transcends its country-specific scope. It explains why informality in governance is not necessarily transitory or temporary but a constant in most political systems. The book discusses self-protective mechanisms, responses to incomplete or unfocused policy making, and strategies employed by individuals, classes, and communities to respond to unusual demands. The book argues that when state or company expectations exceed normative behavior, informal behavior continues to thrive. New tactics help cope with the reality of governance. Informality also challenges the values imposed by power through attitudes and behaviors that take place "beyond" or "in spite of" the state.

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Though informed by case studies conducted in Ukraine, this book transcends its country-specific scope. It explains why informality in governance is not necessarily transitory or temporary but a constant in most political systems. The book discusses self-protective mechanisms, responses to incomplete or unfocused policy making, and strategies employed by individuals, classes, and communities to respond to unusual demands. The book argues that when state or company expectations exceed normative behavior, informal behavior continues to thrive. New tactics help cope with the reality of governance. Informality also challenges the values imposed by power through attitudes and behaviors that take place "beyond" or "in spite of" the state.

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