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Consolidating Germany's Finances: Issues in Public Sector Spending Reform (Economics Department Working Paper 366)

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Strengthening the Management of Public Spending in Hungary (Economics Department Working Paper 336)

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Public Spending in Italy: Policies to Enhance its Effectiveness (Economics Department Working Papers 324)

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