fiscal management reforms in Russia. It argues that explicit financing of structural reforms is fully justifiable because … these are the investments in the institutional infrastructure with a high rate of return. Furthermore, Russia currently …, can be put in the context of medium-term expenditure framework (MTEF) that evolve in Russia. A general framework is …

As Russia continues to make rapid general progress in building modem market institutions, the complex spatial dimension … related to the question of what type of a national regional strategy, if any, might be useful for Russia. …

. The report starts with the hypothesis that Russia's economy is still "in transition," with further scope to boost growth … powerful determinant of Russia's medium-term growth and long-term prospects. There are other contributors to growth, most … notably, the role that high hydrocarbon prices have played in Russia's rapid recovery from the 1998 crisis. In order to …

Russia is reforming its education system to meet the needs of the country's evolving economic structure with its … Government of Russia is investing a significant part of its limited education budget into Information and Computer Technology …; and appropriate skills to be developed by students. The report then describes the situation in Russia as it exists today …