Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Setting the scene -- The regional and international context -- Public environmental expenditure trends -- Budget planning and management practices -- Budget planning and management practices in the environmental sector -- Major findings and recommendations --...

As in many countries, the economies of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) have been negatively affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Their governments responded by addressing the health impacts and providing relief to affected businesses and workers. Many EECCA countries...

Severe environmental problems were a key issue in the protests that marked the end of communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. This groundbreaking book provides new insights into the interaction between economic policy reforms, environmental protection efforts...