The Transformation of Georgia from 2004 to 2012: State Building, Reforms, Growth and Investments

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Reforms, State Building and the Legacy
2 The Soviet Union—The Twilight
3 1991–2003: Early Post-soviet Transition and the Revolution of Roses
4 Georgia’s J-Curve. How to Rebound?
5 Russia
6 Public Leadership
7 The Ten Commandments of State Building
8 National Governance
9 Size and Effectiveness of a Government
10 Structure of a Public Expenditure
11 Market-Based Approach in Agriculture and Healthcare
	Agriculture
	Healthcare
12 Pensions and Public Sector Salaries
	Pensions
	Public Sector Salaries
13 Public Debt, Capital Markets and International Assistance
	Public Debt Management in Georgia in 2004–2012—Outcomes, Risks and Trade-Offs
	Access to International Capital Markets
	International Assistance
14 Wealth Generation, Taxes, Customs, Trade and Logistics
	Who Creates Wealth?
	Tax Reform—More Than a Reduction in Taxes
	Customs, Trade and Transportation
15 De-regulation, Privatization, Public Services and Competition
16 Banking
17 Territorial Development and Urbanization
	Principle 1: Predictive, Adaptive and Bold Territorial Development
	Principle 2: Livability of Tbilisi
	Harness Uniqueness
	Create Landmarks
	Address Over-Congestion
	Principle 3: Mitigation of Tbilisi’s Over-Dominance
	Example of Batumi
	Example of Kutaisi
	Principle 4: Coastal Development, Lazika
18 Dollarization: A Thought Framework
19 Parliamentary Elections in 2012
20 The Margin of Error
Bibliography
Index