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Structural Reforms in Southeastern Europe since the Kosovo Conflict

dc.contributor.author Gressani, Daniela
dc.contributor.author Mitra, Saumya
dc.date.accessioned 2013-08-20T19:26:15Z
dc.date.available 2013-08-20T19:26:15Z
dc.date.issued 2002
dc.description.abstract This paper attempts to describe and assess the achievements of the countries of South Eastern Europe - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - in pursuing structural economic reforms in the period since the end of the Kosovo conflict. The paper concentrates on four key areas of structural reforms: a) public management and anti-corruption; b) creating a liberal environment for trade in goods and services; c) attracting foreign investments; and d) encouraging the growth of a private market based economy. Since the Kosovo conflict, the countries of Southeastern Europe have made encouraging progress in advancing structural reforms and preparing their economies for greater integration with Europe and the rest of the world with the aim of raising the rate of sustainable economic growth. But progress has been uneven across sectors and across countries. The gap in economic performance with respect to central Europe remains large and can be bridged only with determined reforms in creating the conditions for the formation and growth of private enterprises. Attention must also shift towards strengthening governance and fighting corruption. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2018948/structural-reforms-southeastern-europe-kosovo-conflict
dc.identifier.isbn 0-8213-5197-4
dc.identifier.issn 0253-7494
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15228
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries World Bank Technical Paper;No. 526
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subject ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject ACCOUNTING
dc.subject ANTI- CORRUPTION
dc.subject ANTI-CORRUPTION
dc.subject ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGY
dc.subject AUDITING
dc.subject AUDITS
dc.subject AUTONOMY
dc.subject BANK
dc.subject BANKING LAWS
dc.subject BANKING REFORM
dc.subject BANKING SECTOR
dc.subject BANKING SECTOR REFORMS
dc.subject BANKING SERVICES
dc.subject BANKING SYSTEM
dc.subject BANKRUPTCY
dc.subject BUDGET PROCESS
dc.subject BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject CAPITAL BUDGETS
dc.subject CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject CAPITALIZATION
dc.subject CAPITALS
dc.subject CIVIL SERVICE
dc.subject CIVIL SERVICE REFORMS
dc.subject CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject CIVIL WAR
dc.subject COMMAND ECONOMY
dc.subject COMPETITION LEGISLATION
dc.subject COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject CONSTITUENCIES
dc.subject CORPORATE BEHAVIOR
dc.subject CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
dc.subject CORPORATE SECTOR
dc.subject CORRUPTION PROBLEMS
dc.subject DEGREE OF CORRUPTION
dc.subject DEPOSIT INSURANCE
dc.subject DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEMES
dc.subject DISCRETIONARY POWERS
dc.subject ECOLOGY
dc.subject ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subject ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject ECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subject ECONOMIC REFORMS
dc.subject ECONOMISTS
dc.subject EFFICIENT REGULATION
dc.subject ENFORCEMENT ACTION
dc.subject ENFORCEMENT OF COMPETITION
dc.subject ENTERPRISE RESTRUCTURING
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subject EXCHANGE RATES
dc.subject EXCISE TAXES
dc.subject EXECUTION
dc.subject EXPENDITURE
dc.subject FIGHTING CORRUPTION
dc.subject FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject FINANCIAL CRISES
dc.subject FINANCIAL DEEPENING
dc.subject FINANCIAL DISCIPLINE
dc.subject FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject FINANCIAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject FISCAL
dc.subject FISCAL REVENUE
dc.subject FOREIGN BANKS
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN EXCHANGE
dc.subject FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject FOREIGN TRADE
dc.subject FOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subject GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject HUMAN CAPITAL STOCK
dc.subject IMPORTS
dc.subject INCOME
dc.subject INSOLVENCY
dc.subject INSOLVENCY SYSTEMS
dc.subject INSOLVENT
dc.subject INSOLVENT BANKS
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subject INSURANCE
dc.subject INTEREST RATES
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject INVESTMENT GRANTS
dc.subject INVESTMENT SPENDING
dc.subject LACK OF CLARITY
dc.subject LAWS
dc.subject LEGISLATION
dc.subject LEGISLATIVE CHANGES
dc.subject LEGISLATURE
dc.subject LICENSES
dc.subject LOCAL AUTHORITY
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENT REVENUES
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
dc.subject MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject MARKET POWER
dc.subject MARKET PRICES
dc.subject MINISTRIES OF FINANCE
dc.subject ORGANIZED CRIME
dc.subject POLICY DECISIONS
dc.subject POLITICAL RISK
dc.subject PRIVATE BANKING
dc.subject PRIVATE BANKS
dc.subject PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subject PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCES
dc.subject PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
dc.subject PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC PROCUREMENT
dc.subject PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject REPUBLICS
dc.subject SALES TAXES
dc.subject SECURITIES
dc.subject SOCIAL ASSESSMENT
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subject SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES
dc.subject SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject STATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subject STATE PROCUREMENT
dc.subject SUBNATIONAL BUDGETING
dc.subject SUBSIDIARY
dc.subject SURTAXES
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject TAX ADMINISTRATION
dc.subject TAX BASE
dc.subject TAX BURDEN
dc.subject TAX EVASION
dc.subject TAX RATES
dc.subject TAX REFORMS
dc.subject TAX SYSTEM
dc.subject TAXATION
dc.subject TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject TRADE FLOWS
dc.subject TRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TREASURY
dc.subject UTILITIES
dc.subject WATER PRICING STRUCTURAL REFORMS
dc.subject PUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subject CORRUPTION
dc.subject BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject EUROPEAN UNION
dc.subject REGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subject FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
dc.subject BANKING REFORMS
dc.subject PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject SMALL & MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES
dc.subject MARKET ECONOMY
dc.subject TRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subject PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS
dc.subject INSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.title Structural Reforms in Southeastern Europe since the Kosovo Conflict en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Publication
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/2018948/structural-reforms-southeastern-europe-kosovo-conflict
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.identifier.doi 10.1596/978-0-8213-5197-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000094946_02100304105189
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 2018948
okr.identifier.report WTP526
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/10/18/000094946_02100304105189/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.geographical Europe
okr.region.geographical Eastern Europe
okr.topic Banks and Banking Reform
okr.topic Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic Governance :: National Governance
okr.topic Governance :: Governance Indicators
okr.topic Public Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unit Poverty Reduction/Econ Mngmt (ECSPE)
okr.volume 1
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