Western aid to Ukraine: how effective is it? A view from the UK
Date and time:
Thursday 13 October, 2016
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
Ukraine has been in receipt of foreign funding for over two decades, coming from individual governments, as well as from international organisations, such as IMF, World Bank, EBRD, and others. Meanwhile, Ukraine's "reform process" seems to be unending.
What impact has been achieved with this money? How much coordination is there between funders? What have donors and recipients learned in the process? The talk will feature Duncan Leitch, the author of the book "Illusions of Donors and the Disillusion of Beneficiaries," and Diane Chandler, the author of the novel "The Road to Donetsk", exploring the impact of foreign aid in Ukraine.
The talk will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute London.
This event will be held in English.
FREE
Speaker
Speaker
Duncan Leitch
Duncan Leitch worked in senior management in UK local government before being invited to Russia and Ukraine in the early 1990s to advise on public service reform following the demise of the Soviet Union. From 2000 to 2013 Duncan lived and worked in Ukraine for six months a year under contract with the British government, the EU, and other donors, including lengthy periods living in the cities of Luhansk and Zaporizhia. In the spring of 2016, he published a book 'The Illusions of Donors and the Disillusion of Beneficiaries', a reflection on his experience as an international adviser to the Government of Ukraine. Ukraine has become Duncan's second home and he considers himself to be a Ukrainian patriot.
