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Transition Economies: How Appropriate is the Size and Scope of Government?

May 1, 2001

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Transition Economies: How Appropriate is the Size and Scope of Government?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2001) accessed November 21, 2024
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This paper assesses changes in the size and scope of government in 24 transition economies. Whereas these governments have retrenched in terms of public expenditures in relation to GDP, as well as public employment as a share of population, some indicators suggest that size remains high (e.g., rising indebtedness, a heavy regulatory burden, and prevalence of noncash transactions). At the same time, the scope of government activities-although evolving-has not necessarily become appropriate. This paper provides some recommendations for aligning the scope of government with the increasing market orientation of these economies.

Subject: Arrears, Education, Expenditure, Health, Health care, Labor, Public employment, Total expenditures

Keywords: Baltics, Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus, Country, EU border state, Government, Government effectiveness, Government employment, Government spending, Health care, Public employment, Reform, Scope of government, Size of government, Tax authorities, Total expenditures, Transition economies, Transition economy, Wage bill, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    44

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2001/055

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0552001

  • ISBN:

    9781451847628

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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