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The authors would like to thank the many Bank and IMF staffs who greatly assisted with the provision of information, data and commentary. Special thanks go to Zeljko Bogetic, Kathie Krumm, Robert Palacios and Ulrich Zachau from the World Bank, to Sanjeev Gupta and Peter Heller from the IMF, and to Richerd Bird, Marek Dabrowski and Jeffrey Sachs for their helpful insights and suggestions.
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Barbone, L., Polackova, H. Public finances and economic transition. MOCT-MOST 6, 35–61 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02430963
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