ABSTRACT
As discussed in Chapters 4 and 5, there were significant differences between Ukraine’s declared energy diversification goals and actual pro-diversification policies. The main argument of this chapter is that it was to a great extent the nature of domestic institutions which transformed declared diversification goals into non-diversification policies and results. In Chapter 3 we discussed Ukraine’s political system under Kuchma and how it affected policy-making in general. This chapter discusses how broader domestic institutions-both formal and informal-affected Ukraine’s management of its energy dependency between 1995 and 2004.
