02226cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002698 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451875881 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Diamond, Jack. Budget System Reform in Transitional Economies : The Case of the Former Yugoslav Republics / Jack Diamond, Duncan Last. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (39 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 For the republics of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) as for many other transition economies, an important step in introducing a more market-oriented system was the restructuring of their budget systems. This paper reviews and evaluates the process of budget system reform during the transition period extending from the time they emerged from the collapse of the SFRY in 1989 until the end of 2002. For at least a decade of this period, the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF has been providing technical assistance (TA) to these countries to facilitate such reforms. Based on the material generated by this effort, the authors offer a review of the progress made and an assessment of the reform elements still to be completed. Given that the former Yugoslav republics all commenced the reform process with the same institutions, this paper offers a unique opportunity to analyze the critical elements in successful budget system reform. An attempt is made to explain the varying degrees of success experienced by different countries, and a reform agenda is suggested to guide future TA. Mode of access: Internet Last, Duncan. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/247 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2003/247/001.2003.issue-247-en.xml IMF e-Library