Аnti-crisis strategy of state governance in the wartime: an example of Ukraine

Abstract

Russian military invasion of Ukraine became yet another reminder to humanity about how fragile our world is and how it requires unity and partnership to confront global humanitarian challenges and ensure sustainable development goals. The article analyses the historical context of the establishment of Ukrainian statehood, provides a situational assessment of the current state of the economy and environmental hazards in Ukraine and investigates anti-crisis «success stories» of other countries where reforms were based upon a market-oriented doctrine of New Public Management (NPM). On this basis, a strategy of changing an existing system of state governance in Ukraine was elaborated by the authors. In the development of the presented strategy a cybernetic approach was used whereas the conceptual framework for it was formed by the provisions of sustainable development in terms of the civic society. Adherence to the concept of sustainable development is regarded by the authors as an essential condition for overcoming the war-induced socio-economic crisis.