TY - BOOK AU - Gressani, Daniela AU - Mitra, Saumya TI - Structural reforms in Southeastern Europe since the Kosovo conflict T2 - World Bank Technical paper. Europe and Central Asia poverty reduction and economic management series SN - 0821351974 U1 - 338.9496 PY - 2002/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - World Bank KW - POLITICA ECONOMICA KW - REFORMA ESTRUCTURAL KW - CORRUPCION KW - HACIENDA PUBLICA KW - POLITICA COMERCIAL KW - REGION DE LOS BALCANES KW - POLITICA DE ESTABILIZACION KW - FINANZAS PUBLICAS N1 - Incluye bibliografía; Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- 1. Strengthening public finances and fighting: corruption -- 2. Creating a liberal trade environment -- 3. Encouraging foreign investment -- 4. Fostering the growth of private markets -- Tables -- Graphs N2 - This paper attempts to describe and assess the achievements of the countries of South Eastern Europe - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - in pursuing structural economic reforms in the period since the end of the Kosovo conflict. The paper concentrates on four key areas of structural reforms: a) public management and anti-corruption; b) creating a liberal environment for trade in goods and services; c) attracting foreign investments; and d) encouraging the growth of a private market based economy. Since the Kosovo conflict, the countries of Southeastern Europe have made encouraging progress in advancing structural reforms and preparing their economies for greater integration with Europe and the rest of the world with the aim of raising the rate of sustainable economic growth. But progress has been uneven across sectors and across countries. The gap in economic performance with respect to central Europe remains large and can be bridged only with determined reforms in creating the conditions for the formation and growth of private enterprises. Attention must also shift towards strengthening governance and fighting corruption ER -