Fiscal Policy and Economic Reforms

Preface: Vito Tanzi—The Economist and the Man 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW: THE ROLE OF FISCAL POLICIES IN PROMOTING ECONOMIC REFORMS Part 1 Fiscal policies, privatization, and structural reforms 2 THE BUDGETARY IMPACT OF PRIVATISATION 3 MACROECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS AND THE MODALITIES OF PRIVATIZATION 4 A FISCAL APPROACH TO LIBERALIZATION POLICY Part II Fiscal policy and the promotion of sustainable growth 5 EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON THE IMPACT OF RECENT TAX REFORMS ON SAVINGS, INVESTMENT, AND GROWTH Part III Fiscal policy and the environment 6 FISCAL AND MACROECONOMIC ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENT TAXES Part IV Fiscal policies, poverty alleviation, and the social safety net 7 POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN A FINANCIAL PROGRAMMING FRAMEWORK: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH 8 ECONOMIC REFORMS, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, AND THE BUDGET IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES 9 CONSUMER PRICE REFORMS AND THE SAFETY NET IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES Part V Fiscal policy reforms and the transition from central planning 10 EXCESS WAGES TAX 11 THE FISCAL COMPONENT AND THE FIRST RUSSIAN TABILIZATION EFFORT, 1992–3 12 TAXATION AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION Part VI List of selected publications by Vito Tanzi SELECTED PUBLICATIONS BY VITO TANZI