Regional Strategy Paper - Prepared by the World Bank, 29 March 2000 For your convenience,
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also lead to bookmarks within their respective chapters. Contents Currency
Equivalents (pdf,
7 KB) Acronyms
and Abbreviations Acknowledgements Executive
Summary
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The
Road to Stability and Prosperity in South Eastern Europe –
A Strategic Approach
A.
Introduction
and Overview
B. The
South Eastern Europe Region: A Brief Snapshot
C. The
Key Components of a Strategy for Peace, Stability and Prosperity
in the SEE Region
D. Sound
Domestic Policies – A Necessary Condition for Success
E. Integration
With European and Global Structures – The Crucial Incentive
for Success
F. Roadmap
and Brief Overview of the Report
-
Economic
and Social Developments and Progress on Reform in South Eastern
Europe
A. Introduction
B. Recent
Economic Performance
C. Progress
in Living Standards
D. Progress
On Economic Reform
E. Conclusion
-
Trade
Integration for South Eastern Europe in the Context of the
Stability Pact
A. Introduction
B. Trade
Patterns
C. Trade
Policies and Institutions
D. Elements
of a Strategy for Trade Integration
E. Conclusion
-
Creating
an Appropriate Enabling Environment for Private Sector Development
A. Introduction
B. Accelerating
Growth Through a Stable, Transparent and Uniform Investment
Framework
C. Initiatives
for SME Development
D. The
Role of Privatization and Private Participation in Infrastructure
E. Conclusion
-
Social
Inclusion and Social Change – Conditions for Peace and
Prosperity in the SEE Region
A. Introduction
B. The
Need to Reduce Social Exclusion
C. Investing
in Social Cohesion and Institutional Capacity
D. Education-Investing
for Social Change and Human Capital Formation
E. A
Focus on Youth – Creating Opportunities for Employment
and Integration
F. Creating
an Inclusive Civil Society
G. Opening
Media and Knowledge Transfer
H. Protecting
Social Rights
I. Conclusion
-
The
Need for Strong Institutions and Good Governance
A. Introduction
B. Weak
Public Sector Institutions – An Impediment for Private
Sector Development
C. Checks,
Balances and Social Cohesion
D. Building
a Stronger Public Sector
E. Combating
Corruption
F. Monitoring
for Long -Term Institutions Building
G. Conclusion
and Preliminary Action Plan
-
Infrastructure
Programs in Support of Economic Growth and Regional Integration
A. Introduction
B. Transport
Sector
C. Telecommunications
D. Energy
E. Conclusion
-
Environment
Programs in Support of Economic Growth and Regional Integration
A. Introduction
B. Geographic
Overview
C. Environment
Impacts of War
D. Natural
Resource Management Sector
E. Pollution
Control Sector: Water, Industrial, Solid Waste, Nuclear Power
and Safety
F. Environmental
Policy, Legislation and Institutions
G. Conclusion
Annex
Table 1 (pdf, 68 KB) Annex
Table 2 (pdf, 32
KB) List of Tables
| Table
1.1: |
Basic
Data: The SEE Region |
| Table
2.1: |
Economic
Performance, 1989-1998 |
| Table
2.2: |
SEE
Region – Aggregate Savings-Investment Balance (as
percentage of GDP) |
| Table
2.3: |
Summary
of Social Indicators for SEE, 1997 |
| Table
2.4: |
Infant
Mortality Rate (per thousand live births) |
| Table
2.5: |
Under-five
Mortality (per thousand live births) |
| Table
2.6: |
Progress
Towards Reform in the Real Sector |
| Table
2.7: |
Comparative
Indicators of the Financial Sector in SEE-6 Countries |
| Table
2.8: |
Obstacles
Facing SMES: Comparative Survey (Responses from SMEs) |
| Table
3.1: |
Trade
Openness: 1998 (in %) |
| Table
3.2a: |
Direction
of Trade Flows of the SEEC-7, by Major Partner, 1998 in
Millions U.S. |
| Table
3.2b: |
Direction
of Trade Flows of the SEEC-7, by Major Partner, 1998 in
% |
| Table
3.3: |
Commodity
Composition of SEE Exports to the EU in 1998 in Thousand
ECU and as % of Total |
| Table
3.4: |
Composition
of EC Imports from SEE Countries in % of Total EC Imports
by Sector |
| Table
5.1: |
Major
Ethnic Groups in SEE Countries |
| Table
5.2: |
Currently
Displaced Persons (Refugees and IDPs) in SEE Region |
| Table
5.3: |
Educational
Indicators In SEE Countries |
| Table
5.4: |
Levels
of Unemployment in SEE Countries (annual average, percentage) |
| Table
6.1: |
Selected
Corruption Indicators |
| Table
6.2: |
Selected
Legal/Judicial Indicators |
| Table
6.3: |
Selected
Indicators on Political Process/Accountability/Participatory
Institutions |
| Table
6.4: |
Indicators
on Government Services |
| Table
6.5: |
Indicators
on Predictability of Public Sector |
| Table
6.6: |
Transparency
International Corruption Indicators |
| Table
7.1: |
Road
Fatalities in the SEE Countries, the EU and the USA |
| Table
7.2: |
Telecommunications
Systems |
| Table
7.3: |
Energy
Use (1995) |
| Table
7.4: |
Selection
Criteria Matrix for SEE Regional Infrastructure Projects
(pdf, 14 KB) |
| Table
8.1: |
Population
and Population Density |
| Table
8.2: |
Land
Use in the South Eastern Europe Region |
| Table
8.3: |
International
Tourism Receipts |
| Table
8.4: |
Protected
Areas as a Percentage of Land Area |
| Table
8.5: |
Water
Resources |
| Table
8.6: |
CO2
Emissions and Vehicle Use |
| Table
8.7: |
Government
Commitment/Treaties Signed |
| Table
8.8: |
Participating
Countries in Selected Multilateral Environmental Frameworks |
| Table
8.9: |
Selection
Criteria Matrix for SEE Regional Environmental Projects
(pdf, 14 KB) |
List of Boxes List of Charts |