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AbstractScholars of Development Studies have largely distanced themselves from research into external advice on governance reform in Ukraine, regarding post‐communist reconstruction as a political rather than developmental project. This article suggests that these seemingly distinct fields of donor intervention have more in common than is usually thought. It examines the influence of external advice on an issue which has particular resonance in the light of recent events in Ukraine, the relationship between Kyiv and the regions. It is argued that the impact of international assistance in this area has been negligible, largely due to institutional factors on the donor side, and that the most persuasive explanations for this are to be found in the literature of Development Studies.

AbstractDuring autumn 1993 and spring 1994, the author worked as a consultant and trainer for a group of independent social organizations in the city of Voronezh, central Russia. In this article he discusses the main features of voluntary sector development in that city and the characteristics of associations currently active there. The findings indicate a voluntary sector that is both extensive and diverse, in which self‐organizing mutual aid is the predominant organizational form. The findings are discussed against a historical background that traces the development of independent social activism in the former Soviet Union back to the pre‐Gorbachev period. It is this background that may help to explain the rapid growth and surprising complexity of the sector today.

Budget Code Reform and the Challenge of ImplementationConclusions; Chapter IV: Case Study II -- Regional Policy Reform in Ukraine 2000-2012; Introduction; Part I: the Struggle for Settled Legislation; Regional Policy Reform in Ukraine in a National and International Context; The Emergence of a Pro-Reform Enclave in the Ministry of Economy; Conclusions to Part I; Part II: International Advice and Regional Policy Reform; Introduction; Institution Building: a New Priority for International Assistance to Ukraine; Establishing a Stable Legislative Framework for Regional Policy; Conclusions.