The Utilities and Housing Sector Crisis in the Republic of Belarus

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Author(s)Brel, Yuliya
Date Accessioned2020-10-30T13:28:02Z
Date Available2020-10-30T13:28:02Z
Publication Date2017-03
AbstractThe institutional structure of the public sector in the Republic of Belarus is rather complex, with the key role in it belonging to the state. The latter is appealed to when it becomes necessary to correct and compensate for the market failures. The recent crisis in the housing and utilities sector illustrates to what extent the Belarusian public sector is capable of compensating for the market failures and alleviating social inequality. The article considers why the Soviet welfare system was preserved in Belarus. Based on the extant scholarship, official documents and available secondary data, it argues that President Lukashenko retained the old system to help maintain his personal power. In addition, Belarusian bureaucracy was allowed to pursue its own interests in exchange for the support of the President. Strengthened by favorable exogenous drivers, the system was functioning quite successfully, making the introduction of liberal reforms seemingly unnecessary. Once the external market conditions changed, the state became unable to provide the people with further improvement in wellbeing. The new situation made the President look for a different strategy to ensure his political longevity. The prospects of the current strategy for success, however, are not certain.en_US
CitationJournal of Public Administration 2017, Vol. 52(1), pp. 52-63.en_US
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/27905
Languageenen_US
PublisherThe South African Association for Public Administration and Managementen_US
KeywordsHousing Sector Crisisen_US
KeywordsRepublic of Belarusen_US
KeywordsSoviet Welfare Systemen_US
KeywordsPaternalist Systemen_US
KeywordsEgalitarianismen_US
KeywordsCommunist Regimesen_US
TitleThe Utilities and Housing Sector Crisis in the Republic of Belarusen_US
TypeArticleen_US
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