02149cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012365 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781557759474 0251-6365 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Diamond, Jack. Setting Up Treasuries in the Baltics, Russia, and other Countries of the Former Soviet Union / Jack Diamond, Barry Potter. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (42 pages) Occasional 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 reviews lessons learned for future technical assistance work in the hope that they will highlight the problems faced when introducing institutional changes in transitional economies. The findings from the assessment are intended principally for those interested in the development of these transition economies, but should also be of wider relevance to those involved in delivering technical assistance on public sector institutional reform. The assessment follows the standard approach to such evaluation work. It first considers whether the basic goal of setting up treasuries has been achieved and whether the resultant reforms are relevant and sustainable. A more marked improvement in public expenditure and fiscal management was, however, also seriously hindered by the hostile macroeconomic environment of perennial crisis. The IMF is now preparing an illustrative standard for budget preparation, based on the Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency, for the countries discussed in this paper. Mode of access: Internet Potter, Barry. Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 2000/014 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/084/06194-9781557759474-en/06194-9781557759474-en-book.xml IMF e-Library