Анотація:
The author has studied the ruling elite of Ukraine with the application of functional
approach. Namely, he researches how the deputy corps of the Verkhovna Rada of
Ukraine was making decisions on economic and social problems from 2002 to 2004.
Moreover, the voting of deputy corps in regions and fractions was thoroughly
analyzed. On the 100-point scale, there were derived average integral indices as to
voting and inter-fractional mobility of deputies.