Pathways after Empire: National Identity and Foreign Economic Policy in the Post-Soviet World

by Andrei P. Tsygankov

Book Overview

This book explores how culture shapes foreign economic policy in post-Soviet states. Taking a constructivist approach, Andrei P. Tsygankov argues that after the Soviet empire disintegrated, the strength of new nations' national identity shaped their decision whether to direct their economic activities inward toward Russia or outward toward Europe. Drawing on detailed case studies of Latvia, Ukraine, and Belarus, the author demonstrates how the stronger...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742516733
• ISBN13: 9780742516731
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"