This paper assesses changes in the size and scope of government in 24 transition economies. Whereas these governments … noncash transactions). At the same time, the scope of government activities-although evolving-has not necessarily become … appropriate. This paper provides some recommendations for aligning the scope of government with the increasing market orientation …

The Icelandic government has launched a review of the tax system, with a view to improving its income redistribution … boost the revenue potential in line with the government’s objectives while substantially increasing income redistribution …

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix reviews the factors behind developments in government revenue in …

Central government wage expenditures accounted for 7 percent of GDP in 99 countries during 1980-90 (unweighted average … countries, and small low-income economies tend to have lower central government wage expenditures as a percent of GDP. Access to … foreign financing is not; the public and publicly guaranteed foreign financing is often provided for government capital …