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Causes and consequences of the war in eastern Ukraine: An economic geography perspective

Abstract:
This essay provides an economic geography perspective on the causes and consequences of the war in eastern Ukraine. It focuses on the controversial proposition that the armed conflict in 2014 was triggered by domestic, economically determined factors. The essay argues that economic and material circumstances in the region had generated neither necessary nor sufficient conditions for a locally rooted, internally driven armed conflict. The role of the Kremlin’s military intervention was paramount for the commencement of hostilities. As the human and economic costs of the war continue to mount, Ukraine’s war-ravaged eastern regions face further depopulation, economic decline and erosion of development.
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1080/09668136.2019.1684447

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
ContEd
Department:
Continuing Education
Oxford college:
St Peter's College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0001-8944-0608


Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Journal:
Europe-Asia Studies More from this journal
Volume:
72
Issue:
3
Pages:
528-560
Publication date:
2020-02-03
Acceptance date:
2019-07-31
DOI:
EISSN:
1465-3427
ISSN:
0966-8136


Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:1036850
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uuid:88084b93-3b36-47d2-9e09-57bf1ad3c270
Local pid:
pubs:1036850
Source identifiers:
1036850
Deposit date:
2019-08-01

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