Education has emerged as an essential component of the transition to a market economy in Central and Eastern Europe …. Although the countries of the region inherited broadly accessible education systems, the legacies of central planning have … of education in nine Central and East European countries by drawing on the findings of a World Bank project that examined …

As part of the restructuring of the education system since doi moi or Renovation in 1989, the government of Vietnam has …

Human exposure to lead represents a serious environmental health problem in many urban areas. Based on a review of … health and technical issues, th is report points out that the phase-out of lead from gasoline is a desirable policy measure …

This paper surveys health reform in the former Soviet countries of Central Asia. Reform efforts are evaluated in the … context of achieving the goals of improving people's health status, maintaining acces and equity, improving efficiency …