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Richly
endowed in natural resources, Ukraine has been fought over and subjugated
for centuries; its 20th-century struggle for liberty is not yet complete. A
short-lived independence from Russia (1917-1920) was followed by brutal
Soviet rule that engineered two artificial famines (1921-22 and 1932-33) in
which over 8 million died, and World War II, in which German and Soviet
armies were responsible for some 7 million more deaths. Although
independence was attained in 1991 with the dissolution of the USSR, true
freedom remains elusive as many of the former Soviet elite remain
entrenched, stalling efforts at economic reform, privatization, and civil
liberties.
After
Russia, the Ukrainian republic was far and away the most important economic
component of the former Soviet Union, producing about four times the output
of the next-ranking republic. Its fertile black soil generated more than
one-fourth of Soviet agricultural output, and its farms provided substantial
quantities of meat, milk, grain, and vegetables to other republics.
Likewise, its diversified heavy industry supplied the unique equipment (for
example, large diameter pipes) and raw materials to industrial and mining
sites (vertical drilling apparatus) in other regions of the former USSR.
Ukraine depends on imports of energy, especially natural gas, to meet some
85% of its annual energy requirements. Shortly after independence in late
1991, the Ukrainian Government liberalized most prices and erected a legal
framework for privatization, but widespread resistance to reform within the
government and the legislature soon stalled reform efforts and led to some
backtracking. Output by 1999 had fallen to less than 40% the 1991 level.
Loose monetary policies pushed inflation to hyperinflationary levels in late
1993. Ukraine's dependence on Russia for energy supplies and the lack of
significant structural reform have made the Ukrainian economy vulnerable to
external shocks. Now in his second term, President KUCHMA has pledged to
reduce the number of government agencies, streamline the regulatory process,
create a legal environment to encourage entrepreneurs, and enact a
comprehensive tax overhaul. Reforms in the more politically sensitive areas
of structural reform and land privatization are still lagging. Outside
institutions - particularly the IMF - have encouraged Ukraine to quicken the
pace and scope of reforms and have threatened to withdraw financial support.
GDP in 2000 showed strong export-based growth of 6% - the first growth since
independence - and industrial production grew 12.9%. The economy continued
to expand in 2001 as real GDP rose 9% and industrial output grew by over
14%. Growth was undergirded by strong domestic demand and growing consumer
and investor confidence.
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