Uluğbay, HikmetZaim, OsmanTogan, SübideyBalasubramanyam, V. N.2019-04-172019-04-1720019781349662159http://hdl.handle.net/11693/50824Chapter 4This chapter presents a comparative study of public finance issues in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, the Baltic countries and Turkey. Section 4.1 considers fiscal policy and economic restructuring. Section 4.2 looks at tax reform and Section 4.3 analyses expenditure reform. Privatisation is discussed in Section 4.4, and problems related to social safety nets and social security are discussed in Section 4.5. The last section presents some conclusions.EnglishFiscal policyUnemployment benefitTransition countryTransitional economySocial security agencyBook Chapter10.1007/978-0-333-97800-9_410.1007/978-0-333-97800-9