ABSTRACT

First published in 1998, this deeply engaging volume describes the ‘great transformation’ of our time. While transformation, it is definitely not a transition to the market economy, civil society and democratic rule. Instead, this book maps the growth of the economic jungle, clan society and a corrupted, criminalised state. Capitalists but no capitalism. Watching Warsaw, Prague and Budapest, one should not forget about Zaporizhzhya. After this book, one cannot.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|14 pages

The Making of Modern Zaporizhzhya

chapter 2|16 pages

The New Economic System

chapter 3|12 pages

The Nature of Power

chapter 4|8 pages

The Ukrainisation of Zaporizhzhya

chapter 5|22 pages

The De-industrialisation of Zaporizhzhya

chapter 6|6 pages

The Transformation of the Countryside

chapter 7|16 pages

The Disintegration of Public Services

chapter 8|14 pages

Social Change

chapter 9|12 pages

An Ecological Crisis Zone

chapter 10|8 pages

Health in Zaporizhzhya

chapter 11|12 pages

A Rapidly Changing World

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion

chapter 1|14 pages

The Stalinist Socio-psychological Syndrome

chapter 3|2 pages

The Research Process