This paper attempts to describe and assess the achievements of the countries of South Eastern Europe - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - in pursuing structural economic reforms in the period since the end of the...

This paper attempts to describe and assess the achievements of the countries of South Eastern Europe - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, FYR Macedonia, Romania, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - in pursuing structural economic reforms in the period since the end of the...

Executive summary xiii -- Growth, poverty, and employment xiii -- Seizing new opportunities for reform xiv -- Sharpening competition xv -- Deepening financial intermediation xvi -- Removing barriers to international integration xvii -- Capitalizing on innovation and knowledge xix -- The pattern...