of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market … reliance on retained earnings in transition countries reflects a maturation of the sector as new firms come to rely less on … in the transition countries that joined the European Union in 2004 than in the other, lower-income transition economies …

"The paper reviews labor market developments in the transition economies of Europe and Central Asia. It argues that the … facing the transition economies. In the European transition economies the lack of jobs has led to persistent open … productivity employment). Unemployment in the European transition economies is supported by the developed social safety net. In …

"The challenge for labor market policy in the transition economies has been to redress the sharp drops in employment … reallocation during the transition has contributed significantly to aggregate productivity growth. Privatization has not only …

share of services in GDP, employment, and international transactions. However, large differences exist across transition … services policy reform are statistically significant explanatory variables for the post-1990 economic performance of transition …

spite of the substantial differences in the tradition and current practice of intergovernmental fiscal relations, transition …

This study looks at lessons to be drawn from the ten-year experience of the transition countries in Eastern Europe and …" focused on the transition process during the first half of this period. It recognized that while initial conditions are … output decline at the start of transition, the intensity of reform policies explains the variability in the recovery of …

global forest values. How institutions perform is central to the ability to deliver on this agenda. Consistent with the …'s transition economies and to provide strategic guidance on institutional performance criteria for meeting the objective of multi … to the European Community (EC) as they seek to develop their forest management institutions in a manner which is …