New book “Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It” by A. Åslund was published by the Peterson Institute

On April 17, a new book “Ukraine: What Went Wrong and How to Fix It”by Anders Åslund, Senior Advisor to the KSE Board of Directors, was published by the Peterson Institute.

Ukraine has been wracked by a year of unprecedented political, economic, and military turmoil. Russian military aggression in the east and a legacy of destructive policies and corruption have created an imminent existential crisis for this young democracy. Yet Ukraine also has a great opportunity to break out of economic underperformance. In this study, Anders ?slund, one of the worldAEs leading experts on Ukraine, traces UkraineAEs evolution as a market economy starting with the fall of communism and examines the economic impact of its recent difficulties. ?slund argues that Ukraine must undertake sweeping political, economic, social, and government reforms to achieve prosperity and independence. For its part, the West must abandon its hesitant approach and provide broad economic assistance to help Ukraine transform itself.

The book is available on Amazon