Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Learning and Preferences -- Imitation -- Theoretical Goals of the Study -- The Example of Japan -- Ukraine and Russia as Case Studies -- What is a "Formative" Event? -- Quixotic Westernizer? -- Why Focus on Analogies? -- Policy Relevance -- Outline of the Book -- 2 Choice, Learning, and Foreign Policy -- Choice, Learning, and Foreign Policy -- Choice -- Learning -- Foreign Policy -- The Comparative Study of Foreign Policy -- Foreign Policy and International Relations -- Organizations and Decisions: The State as an Actor -- 3 A Theory of Imitation in Foreign Policy -- Propositions about Foreign Policy Learning -- Hypotheses to be Tested -- Research Design -- Preferences for Absolute or Relative Gains across Issue Areas -- Control Variables -- 4 Are Elites Influenced by Foreign Analogies? -- The Data -- Do Elites Imitate?: Analogies and Policy Choice -- Testing the Seven Hypotheses -- The Power of Imitation -- Conclusions -- 5 State-Level Effects on Elite Imitation -- The Ukrainian Schema -- The Russian Schema -- Comparing Ukraine and Russia -- Analogy Use During and After the Formative Period -- Dropping "OF" -- Conclusions -- 6 Case Studies: Foreign Capital and "Strategic" Enterprise Privatization -- The Politics of Privatization and Foreign Investment -- Economic Reforms in Ukraine and Russia, 1991-1999 -- Foreign Investment in Major Enterprises -- Case 1: Ukraine -- Case 2: Russia -- Discussion -- Evidence of Elite Schemata in Ukraine and Russia -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusions: Imitation and Transition in International Relations -- Hawks, Doves, Owls, and Mocking Birds -- Major Findings -- Implications for Foreign Policy Decision Making -- Implications for Foreign Aid Policies -- Does the Japanese Example Fit the Theory?.

Theoretical Implications -- A Systemic Perspective -- Failure, Luck, and Wisdom -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Technical Notes -- Appendix B: List of Interviews -- Appendix C: Interview Questionnaires -- Appendix D: The Data Set -- Notes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.