Innovation and entrepreneurship under transition conditions: The example of Ukraine

This chapter refers to the case of Ukraine, which is another former Soviet republic where the slow pace of market reforms in the 1990s, particularly, was associated with the slow development of productive entrepreneurship. After reviewing the development of entrepreneurship and small business during the transition period, and the role of public policy in the process, the focus is on innovation in Ukrainian SMEs, based on original data drawn from a project in which both authors participated.