01628cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001007 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813197 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Finland : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1999. 1 online resource (40 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 Selected Issues paper outlines Finland's experience in the field of public expenditure policies, illustrates alternative medium-term approaches to fiscal policy, and discusses prospects for efficient expenditure management in the future. The paper illustrates the evolution of public expenditures from the creation of the welfare state to the crisis of the early 1990s. It discusses the post-crisis consolidation process, including the institutional reforms that facilitated adjustment. The paper also illustrates the future challenges and policy trade-offs in the context of alternative long-term scenarios. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1999/122 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1999/122/002.1999.issue-122-en.xml IMF e-Library