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Pyatnytskiy, Valeriy T. --- "JVI and WTO - Beacons for navigating the waters of transition" [2004] ELECD 150; in Liebscher, Klaus; Christl, Josef; Mooslechner, Peter; Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris (eds), "The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2004)

Book Title: The Economic Potential of a Larger Europe

Editor(s): Liebscher, Klaus; Christl, Josef; Mooslechner, Peter; Ritzberger-Grünwald, Doris

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843769620

Section: Chapter 5

Section Title: JVI and WTO - Beacons for navigating the waters of transition

Author(s): Pyatnytskiy, Valeriy T.

Number of pages: 3

Extract:

5. JVI and WTO ­ beacons for
navigating the waters of transition
Valeriy T. Pyatnytskiy1

When Ukraine first appeared on the map of Europe in 1991, it was typically
referred to as `one of the former Soviet Union republics'. Then it was
labelled `a CIS country'. Only recently has it been recognized as `a newly
independent country in Eastern Europe'. A similar change in attitudes and
values has evolved in the country itself, as has been clearly reflected in eco-
nomic developments, and, most importantly, asserted itself in the hearts and
minds of the people of Ukraine. The changing mentality of (first and fore-
most) decision-makers is a significant factor of market reform in Ukraine,
if not the most significant one. And sowing the seeds for such change is basi-
cally what training institutions like the Joint Vienna Institute (JVI) ­
launched in 1992 to provide a forum for the training of officials from former
centrally-planned economies in transition to market-based systems ­ do for
all transition economies.
These days Ukraine looks forward to finally getting involved as a peer in
global development processes. In this context, the goal of joining the World
Trade Organization (WTO) and the world trading system governed by the
WTO is viewed as an extremely important step in the right direction. What
is even more important, WTO accession happens to be a kind of beacon
for navigating the waters of transition and thus a major prerequisite for the
success of our ongoing internal reforms. No ...