This book examines the development of the Ukrainian parliament - the Verkhovna Rada - from before Ukraine's independence in 1991 to the present. It shows how the parliament transformed itself from a provincial republican Soviet to the national legislature of a sovereign state and from a nominal, symbolic body to a genuine legislative and representative institution. It discusses the key role of parliament in the wider state-building process and examines the evolution of political factions and the committee system in the parliament.
ISBN: | 9780415651929 |
Publication date: | 15th November 2012 |
Author: | Sarah Whitmore |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 240 pages |
Series: | BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
Genres: |
Political structure and processes |