Since the break up of the Soviet Union, the countries which were under its former domination have found themselves responsible for their own land policies. The Ukraine has been under domination from an outside power longer than most of the former satellites, and therefore has become unwillingly accustomed to a centrally dominated socialist system of land ownership. This system has been operated with large co-operatives having little or no opportunity for private investment or initiative, certainly in the rural areas of the former Soviet satellites. This paper looks at the land reform changes that have happened in the countries in general, the approaches they have taken and the results of the changes to date. The striving, during the transition process, to reach a market-orientated economy, supported in many cases by the European Union, through its agencies, PHARE and TACIS, have brought about a number of different approaches to land reform. The reforms have been centred on the objective to return land to its former owners as an important first step in democratisation as seen by the electorate of these countries. This paper looks at the changes that have and continue to take place in Ukraine with particular importance for the form of land ownership.
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