Land Market Opening in Ukraine: Myths or Reality

Abstract

After the acquisition of independence by Ukraine, a reform process has begun. Among them, land reform was one of the major ones. The development of the Ukrainian land market is still ongoing and due to the effect of the moratorium on the sale of land makes, it impossible to carry out effective agrarian reforms in the country and nullifies the prospects of attracting investment and Ukraine’s accession to the EU which is why this study is relevant. The purpose of the article was to carry out scientific research on the functioning of the land market in Ukraine and to determine the administrative and legal mechanism of lifting the moratorium on the sale of agricultural land in Ukraine. To achieve this purpose, general scientific and specific research methods, including methods of logic, analysis, comparison were used. The results of the study are an exploration of the experience of post-socialist countries in establishing a moratorium on land sales and the overall development of the land market in these countries, determining the mechanism for lifting the moratorium in Ukraine. The significance of the obtained results is reflected in the fact that this study may serve as a basis for outlining future changes to the current legislation of Ukraine on the functioning and development of the land market in Ukraine.