Kosovo: economic and social reforms for peace and reconciliation issue 509

CONTENTS......Page 4
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 6
ABREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 8
CHAPTER 1: ECONOMIC BACKGROUND......Page 10
THE SHAPE OF THE EVENTUAL POLITICAL SETTLEMENT......Page 14
LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN POLICIES AND DECISIONS......Page 15
THE NOSTALIGIA FOR 1989......Page 17
INSTITUTIONS......Page 18
CHAPTER 3: POLICY PRIORITIES AND UNMIK RESPONSE......Page 20
BUDGET AND FISCAL STRUCTURES......Page 21
TRADE REGIME AND CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION......Page 27
CURRENCY AND BANKING SYSTEM......Page 31
CONDITIONS FOR PRIVATE MARKET GROWTH......Page 37
EDUCATION......Page 41
HEALTH......Page 43
SOCIAL PROTECTION......Page 47
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED SHORT-TERM ACTIONS (TO MID-2001)......Page 50
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED MEDIUM-TERM ACTIONS......Page 51
VOLUME II......Page 52
CHAPTER 1: BUDGET AND FISCAL STRUCTURES......Page 54
FISCAL DEVELOPMENTS......Page 55
BUDGETARY SYSTEMS......Page 61
CHALLENGES TO FISCAL PERFORMANCE......Page 62
FISCAL DEVOLUTION......Page 67
INTRODUCTION......Page 69
STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE TRADE REGIME......Page 70
POLICY ASPECTS OF THE TRADE REGIME: COVERAGE AND TAXATION......Page 71
IMPLICATIONS OF THE TRADE REGIME FOR NASCENT EXPORTS......Page 74
IMPLEMENTATION......Page 76
RECOMMENDATIONS......Page 78
BACKGROUND......Page 81
A STRATEGY FOR BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT......Page 85
NEXT STEPS TO RESTORE FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION: INSTITUTIONAL AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT......Page 92
MEDIUM-TERM CHALLENGES DESPITE NEAR-TERM PROGRESS......Page 97
REFORM OF THE PAYMENTS SYSTEM......Page 99
BACKGROUND......Page 102
FACILITATING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT......Page 106
CONVERTING PUBLIC ENTERPRISES TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP......Page 109
INTRODUCTION......Page 118
KEY SECTOR PROPERTIES......Page 122
BUDGET ANALYSIS 2000......Page 128
THE PRE-CONFLICT SITUATION......Page 134
CURRENT SITUATION......Page 136
KEY POLICY ISSUES......Page 138
RECOMMENDED SHORT-TERM ACTIONS (TO END-2000)......Page 145
RECOMMENDED MEDIUM-TERM ACTIONS......Page 146
INTRODUCTION......Page 147
KEY POLICY ISSUES......Page 151
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED SHORT-TERM ACTIONS (TO MID-2000)......Page 159
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED MEDIUM-TERM ACTIONS......Page 160