Anti-Corruption Policies In The Reconstruction Of Ukraine

Corruption has been a major drain on growth and development for Ukraine since the breakup of the Soviet Union and has its roots in the communist system and incomplete transition that followed the breakup. Over the years, corruption has been a recurrent theme in discussions between Ukrainian governments and international donors, financial institutions and the EU. The IMF has made anti-corruption policies and institutions part of conditionality in past programmes, and the problems of corruption are regularly discussed in reports from the IMF, the World Bank, and the EU. In the reconstruction process, there will be significant financial inflows from Ukraine’s international partners, which has raised concerns about Ukraine’s history with corruption. The chapter shows that after the Maidan Revolution of Dignity in 2014, there have been improvements in various corruption indicators for Ukraine that are often overlooked in discussions of corruption in the country. However, there is still a need for significant improvements in this area and a clear strategy for anti-corruption policies in the reconstruction of Ukraine.