Edited by Mario I. Blejer and Ke-young Chu, this book investigates linkages among components of the public sector, as well as between macro and micro aspects of fiscal policy, in developing countries. It presents 13 papers prepared by economists of the IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department

A decade of transition in a variety of settings: a comparison of country experiences / Mario I. Blejer and Marko ¿ kreb -- Ten years of transition in central Europe and the former Soviet Union: the good news and the not-so-good news / Johannes F. Linn -- Postcommunist transition and...

China encountered problems preserving economic stability while pursuing reforms aimed at increasing its economic flexibility and efficiency. This paper examines China's experience with market-oriented reforms since 1978, offering lessons for other centrally planned economies in the midst of...