Table of Contents

Introduction: Reconstructing the Post-Soviet Industrial Region Adam Swain Part 1: The Donbas Regional Economy in Transition 1. The Ukrainian Donbas in ‘Transition’ Adam Swain and Vlad Mykhnenko 2. The Reform of Ukraine's Energy Complex and its Consequences for Donetsk Hans van Zon 3. Regional Politics in Ukraine’s Transition: The Donetsk Élite Elena Kovaleva 4. The Evolution of the Industrial Structure in Donetsk Region: Macro-, Microeconomic and Institutional Factors Alexander Lyakh 5. Trapped in Past Glory: Self-Identification and Self-Symbolisation in the Donbass Kerstin Zimmer Part 2: The Restructuring of the Coal Mining Industry in the Donbas 6. The Donetsk Clan and the Demise of the Coal Industry Oleg Bogatov 7. The Social Consequences of Coal Mine Restructuring Olena Popova 8. Projecting ‘Transition’ in the Ukrainian Donbas: Policy Transfer and the Restructuring of the Coal Industry Adam Swain