Public Expenditure Policies in Southeast Europe

This report reviews the level, composition and outcomes of government spending and distills some of the lessons that emerge from efforts by the Southeast Europe (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.

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Main Authors: Izvorski, Ivailo V., Kahkonen, Satu, Izvorski, Ivailo
Language:English
en_US
Published: 2008
Subjects:ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTING, ALLOCATION, AVERAGE GROWTH, BANKS, BASIC PENSION, BENEFICIARIES, BEST PRACTICE, BORROWING, BUDGETARY FUND, BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL SPENDING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SERVICE, CIVIL SERVICE PAY, CIVIL SERVICE SALARY, COMPETITIVE BIDS, CONTINGENT LIABILITIES, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTION RATES, CONTRIBUTION SCHEME, CONTRIBUTIONS, COST RECOVERY, COST-EFFECTIVENESS, COUNTRY ECONOMISTS, CREDITS, CURRENCY, CURRENT ACCOUNT, CURRENT EXPENDITURE, CURRENT EXPENDITURES, CURRICULA, DATA AVAILABILITY, DEBT, DEBT SUSTAINABILITY, DECENTRALIZATION, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DISABILITY, DOMESTIC CREDIT, DOMESTIC DEBT, EARLY RETIREMENT, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC CLASSIFICATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, EDUCATION EXPENDITURES, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, EFFICIENCY OF RESOURCE USE, EQUITY ISSUES, ETHNIC GROUP, ETHNIC GROUPS, EXPENDITURE ADJUSTMENTS, EXPENDITURE CUTS, EXPENDITURE POLICIES, EXTERNAL DEBT, EXTERNAL IMBALANCES, FINANCES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS, FISCAL ADJUSTMENT, FISCAL CONSOLIDATION, FISCAL COST, FISCAL DEFICIT, FISCAL DEFICITS, FISCAL ENVELOPE, FISCAL POLICIES, FISCAL POLICY, FISCAL POSITIONS, FISCAL PRESSURES, FISCAL REFORMS, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, FISCAL SYSTEM, FOREIGN BORROWING, FOREIGN CURRENCY, FOREIGN GRANTS, FUND MANAGERS, GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT DEBT, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES, GOVERNMENT FINANCE, GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS, GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES, GOVERNMENT REVENUES, GOVERNMENT SPENDING, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH EXPENDITURE, HEALTH EXPENDITURES, HEALTH FINANCING, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH INSURANCE FUND, HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SPENDING, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, INCOME, INCOME LEVELS, INCOME TAX, INCOME TAXES, INCOMES, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTEREST PAYMENTS, INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LIVING STANDARDS, LOAN, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION, MANDATORY CONTRIBUTION, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKETING, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, NATIONAL AUTHORITIES, NATIONAL BANK, OLD-AGE, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, PENSION, PENSION CONTRIBUTION, PENSION REFORM, PENSION SYSTEM, PENSION SYSTEMS, PENSIONERS, PENSIONS, PENSIONS SYSTEMS, PERSONAL INCOME, PERSONAL INCOME TAXES, PERVERSE INCENTIVES, POLICY COMMITMENTS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIVATE FINANCING, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SPENDING, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE POLICY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC FINANCES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC PENSION, PUBLIC PENSIONS, PUBLIC PROVISION, PUBLIC REVENUES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, PURCHASING POWER, RAPID DEVELOPMENT, RECESSION, REFORM AGENDA, REFORM EFFORTS, REFORM PROCESS, RESPONSIBILITIES, RETIRED, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT AGE, RETIREMENT AGES, RETIREMENT PERIOD, ROAD NETWORK, SALARIES, SALES, SALES TAXES, SAVINGS, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SENIOR, SERVICE DELIVERY, SIZE OF GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BENEFITS, SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION, SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS, STRUCTURAL REFORMS, SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, SUPPORT PROGRAMS, SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS, TAX BURDEN, TAX RATE, TAX RATES, TAX REVENUES, TAXPAYERS, TRANSPARENCY, TREASURY SYSTEMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, VALUABLE, WAGE, WAGE EXPENDITURES, WAGES, WELFARE BENEFITS, WORKING AGE,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/9054744/public-expenditure-policies-southeast-europe
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/6370
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