CONTENTS -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- Part One: The Main Report -- 1. The Strategic Setting -- 2. Public Expenditure Structure and Trends -- 3. Expenditure Reform Priorities in Key Sectors -- 4. Institutional Challenges in Public Expenditure Management -- 5. Closing Thoughts: Cross-Cutting Issues, Overall Priorities and an Agenda for Future Work -- Part Two: Sectoral Background Papers -- 6. Education Structure, Quality and Financing -- 7. Health in Transition -- 8. Social Protection: Issues and Recommendations -- 9. The State Railway-Fiscal Burden and Options for Reform -- 10. The Energy Sector and State Support -- References -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- BOXES.