1 Ukraine’s Commitment to Become Member of the WTO -- 2 Towards Membership in the World Trade Organization -- 3 Ukraine and the WTO: Possible Membership Implications -- 4 The Benefit of Joining WTO -- 5 The Legislative Process and WTO Accession -- 6 The Importance of WTO Consistent Policies --...

This paper studies empirically the effects of and the interactions amongst economic and political liberalizations. Economic liberalizations are measured by a widely used indicator that captures the scope of the market in the economy, and in particular of policies towards freer international...