The Role of Government in Path- Dependent Development of SME Sector in Ukraine

[en] This article studies evolution of governmental support for SME development from the times of Perestroika until 2013. Guided by institutional theory, the article revises SME development in Ukraine and explains government actions through the prism of path dependence. The analysis is conducted within a matrix logic resuming the data by several periods of time corresponding to changes in the Ukrainian government and being juxtaposed to the main stages of the path dependence analytical framework. The study reveals main trends in governmental support for small business and main challenges remaining nowadays.

Research Center/Unit :

CEPE - Centre d'Études de la Performance des Entreprises - ULiège

Disciplines :

Economic systems & public economics

Author, co-author :

Shutyak, Yuliya; Université de Liège - ULiège > HEC School of Management > Centre d'Etude de la Performance des Entreprises

Van Caillie, Didier ; Université de Liège > HEC-Ecole de gestion : UER > Diagnostic et contrôle de l'entreprise

Language :

English

Title :

The Role of Government in Path- Dependent Development of SME Sector in Ukraine

Alternative titles :

[fr] Le rôle du gouvernement dans le développement dirigé du secteur des PME en Ukraine

Publication date :

11 March 2015

Journal title :

Journal of East-West Business

ISSN :

1066-9868

eISSN :

1528-6959

Publisher :

Haworth Press

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

67-90

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10669868.2015.1004392

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since 07 April 2015

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