01831cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001105 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451841626 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gurgen, Emine. Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption in the Baltic and CIS Countries : The Role of the IMF / Emine Gurgen, Thomas Wolf. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (25 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 This paper examines the indirect role the IMF plays in combating corruption in the Baltic and CIS countries by promoting structural reforms that help improve economic governance and thus reduce opportunities for rent-seeking behavior. The analysis draws on examples of actual experience with corruption and outlines some of the structural measures under IMF-supported arrangements, which, if successfully implemented, can be expected to help gradually alleviate corruption. It also summarizes IMF-wide initiatives under way to strengthen public sector transparency and accountability, and highlights the key structural areas likely to receive emphasis in the IMF's future policy advice to countries in the region. Mode of access: Internet Wolf, Thomas. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2000/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2000/001/001.2000.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library