The economic crisis, the second economic shock to hit the Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus region after the collapse of the Soviet Union, has been a warning and a call to action. The region has many advantages and much potential, but some of this was squandered during the boom years of the...

The purpose of this study has been twofold: (i) To undertake an evaluation of the 32(out of 33) budget support operations which have been conducted in Mali over 2003 to 2009 by ten Development Partners (DPs) and to provide recommendations on the management of future budget support operations in...