Public Expenditure Policies in Southeast Europe

The countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE) and the province of Kosovo (thereafter, Kosovo) have undergone a significant, though difficult, transition over the past decade. Series of conflicts in the region have complicated the transition process, w...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Public Expenditure Review
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS ALLOCATION ARREARS BAILOUTS BANK CREDIT BENEFICIARIES BINDING CONSTRAINT BUDGETARY FUND BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS BUDGETING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL SPENDING CAPITAL STOCK CENTRAL BUDGET CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CIVIL SERVICE CIVIL SERVICE PAY COLLECTED REVENUES COLLECTION PROCESSES COMPETITIVE BIDS COMPOSITION OF PUBLIC SPENDING CONTINGENT LIABILITIES COST RECOVERY COST-EFFECTIVENESS COUNTRY ECONOMISTS CREDIT EXPANSION CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICITS DATA AVAILABILITY DEBT SUSTAINABILITY DECENTRALIZATION DEFENSE EXPENDITURES DEMAND FOR SERVICES DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RECOVERY EDUCATION EXPENDITURES EDUCATION POLICIES EDUCATION POLICY EDUCATION SPENDING EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EFFICIENCY OF RESOURCE USE EMERGING MARKETS EQUIPMENT EQUITY ISSUES EXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTS EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES EXPENDITURE CUTS EXPENDITURE GROWTH EXPENDITURE LEVELS EXPENDITURE POLICIES EXTERNAL DEBT EXTERNAL IMBALANCES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS FISCAL ADJUSTMENT FISCAL ADJUSTMENTS FISCAL BALANCE FISCAL BURDEN FISCAL CONSOLIDATION FISCAL COST FISCAL COSTS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL ENVELOPE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FISCAL PRESSURES FISCAL REFORMS FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY FISCAL SYSTEM FIXED INVESTMENT FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN BORROWING FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN GRANTS FUND MANAGERS GOVERNMENT DEBT GOVERNMENT DEFICITS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES GOVERNMENT FINANCE GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES GOVERNMENT REVENUES GOVERNMENT SPENDING GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATE HEALTH CARE HEALTH EXPENDITURE HEALTH EXPENDITURES HEALTH FINANCING HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INSURANCE FUND HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SECTOR HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SPENDING HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME LEVELS INCOME TAX INFLATION INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INTEREST PAYMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LIVING STANDARDS LOAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARKET ECONOMIES NATIONAL ACCOUNTS NATIONAL AUTHORITIES NATIONAL BANK OLD-AGE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES PAYROLL TAXES PENSION REFORM PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAX PERSONAL INCOME TAX RATE PERSONAL INCOME TAXES PERVERSE EFFECTS PERVERSE INCENTIVES POLICY COMMITMENTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE FOREIGN INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SPENDING PROGRAMS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE POLICY PUBLIC EXPENDITURES PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PENSION PUBLIC PENSIONS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PUBLIC PROVISION PUBLIC REVENUES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY OF EDUCATION REFORM AGENDA REFORM EFFORTS REFORM PROCESS REFORM STRATEGIES REMITTANCES RETURN ROAD NETWORK SALES TAXES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SIZE OF GOVERNMENT SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL INSURANCE SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION EXPENDITURES SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL WELFARE SPENDING LEVELS STRUCTURAL REFORMS SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS TAX BURDEN TAX CUTS TAX INCOMES TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TAXPAYERS TOTAL EXPENDITURES TRANSPARENCY TREASURY TREASURY SYSTEMS WAGE EXPENDITURES WELFARE PROGRAMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/16248048/public-expenditure-policies-southeast-europe http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8066

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Summary:	The countries of Southeastern Europe (SEE) and the province of Kosovo (thereafter, Kosovo) have undergone a significant, though difficult, transition over the past decade. Series of conflicts in the region have complicated the transition process, which in the initial phase focused on macroeconomic stabilization and reconstruction. Helped by macroeconomic stability and efforts in advancing structural reforms, real Gross Domestic Product, or GDP growth in region has picked up this century, averaging 5.8 percent during 2000-2006, although it has still lagged the pace in both the more advanced reformers and the average for emerging Asia. In addition to boosting living standards, the SEE countries' shared aspiration to advance European Union (EU) integration has been increasingly shaping the reform agenda. This report reviews the level, composition and outcomes of government spending and distills some of the lessons that emerge from efforts by the SEE countries in reforming expenditure policies. The report identifies key remaining challenges and proposes a broad menu of options in further reforms of sectors that account for the largest shares of public spending across the countries, and where reforms are likely to have significant budgetary implications. This has motivated the choice of sectors discussed in the report: social protection (including pensions), health, education, public administration and infrastructure.

Public Expenditure Policies in Southeast Europe

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