01599cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000778 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451967760 1934-7456 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gupta, Sanjeev. Economic Transition and Social Protection : Issues and Agenda for Reform / Sanjeev Gupta. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (14 pages) IMF Policy Discussion 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 This paper briefly describes the factors constraining the social protection policies in the Baltics, Russia, and other countries of the former Soviet Union (BRO). The analysis considers public spending in social programs, including generalized subsidies for goods and consumer services, pensions, unemployment-related and social benefits, and education and health care. The paper then lists policies that can help mitigate the worsening living standards of the poor and the vulnerable in a fiscally sustainable manner. Mode of access: Internet IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 1998/014 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/003/1998/014/003.1998.issue-014-en.xml IMF e-Library