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Inside Oligarchs versus Outside India: technical (non)progress and environmental effects in Post-Soviet Steel
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Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (IOS)
Abstract The recent case of the Ilva Steelworks in Italy demonstrates that outdated technology in steel production can persist and respective environmental damage can occur if economic and political interests that stick to an overcome developmental model collude. Steel played also a prominent role for econom... view more
The recent case of the Ilva Steelworks in Italy demonstrates that outdated technology in steel production can persist and respective environmental damage can occur if economic and political interests that stick to an overcome developmental model collude. Steel played also a prominent role for economic development of the Soviet Union, but over decades under the plan mechanism a pronounced technological backwardness of the sector evolved. Despite privatization, trade liberalization and rising prices for input goods since transition, backwardness persists till now and environmental damage caused by the sector is a serious concern. Our article examines technical (non)progress in the steel sector of Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan and looks at the explanatory factors for backwardness, with a special focus on ownership. To overcome the locked-in situation, we propose that EU anti-dumping investigations and trade agreements should take into account a broader range of potential subsidies and include environmental factors alike.... view less
Keywords
Russia; Ukraine; Kazakhstan; USSR successor state; iron and steel industry; technical development; environmental impact; industrial production; economic development (single enterprise); oligarchy; political influence
Classification
Economic Sectors
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
City
Regensburg
Page/Pages
6 p.
Series
IOS Policy Issues, 1
ISSN
2199-9473
Status
Published Version; reviewed