Bulgaria :  public expenditure issues and directions for reform. 

 - xxxi, 179 pages ;  illustrations, map ;  26 cm. 
 - A World Bank country study. .
<br/><br/> The report was initiated by Leila Zlaoui and a team of World Bank staff and Bulgarian and international experts. 
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<br/><br/>1. The Strategic Setting -- 2. Public Expenditure Structure and Trends -- 3. Expenditure Reform Priorities in Key Sectors -- 4. Institutional Challenges in Public Expenditure Management -- 5. Closing Thoughts: Cross-Cutting Issues, Overall Priorities and an Agenda for Future Work -- 6. Education Structure, Quality and Financing -- 7. Health in Transition -- 8. Social Protection: Issues and Recommendations -- 9. The State Railway - Fiscal Burden and Options for Reform -- 10. The Energy Sector and State Support. 
<br/><br/><br/>Text in English with summary in Bulgarian. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0821354000 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Government spending policy--Bulgaria
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Bulgaria--Appropriations and expenditures<br/>Bulgaria--Economic policy--1989-
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HJ7865  / .B85 2003