01767cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000285 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451936551 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Horton, Mark. Health and Education Expenditures in Russia, the Baltic States, and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union / Mark Horton. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (26 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Russia, the Baltic states and the other countries of the former Soviet Union inherited health and education systems that were in need of substantial structural and financial reform. In spite of a sharp decline of real resources, this reform has barely begun. While health and education have not suffered disproportionate cuts, employment has been maintained, with real wages sharply compressed, purchases of materials reduced and energy-related spending taking a greater share of resources in many countries. Structural and financial reform would include reducing staffing and physical capacity, while increasing expenditures for materials and wages for the more highly qualified. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1996/126 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1996/126/001.1996.issue-126-en.xml IMF e-Library