- Impact of Public Expenditures to Boost Innovation
Rikke Lilienthal (Ministry of Finance Denmark).................................................................................. 257
- Public Sector Efficiency: Evidence for New EU Member States and Emerging Markets
António Afonso, Ludger Schuknecht and Vito Tanzi............................................................................. 279
- Relative Efficiency of Health Provision: A DEA Approach with Non-Discretionary Inputs
António Afonso and Miguel St. Aubyn.................................................................................................. 309
- Austrian Approach towards the Quality of Public Expenditures
Ulrike Mandl (Federal Ministry of Finance Austria)........................................................................... 327
- Improving Innovation Policy: The Search for Knowledge about its Effectiveness
Marco van Hengel and Niek Nahuis (Ministry of Finance The Netherlands)...................................... 333
IV. COMPOSITION OF REVENUE AND EFFICIENCY OF TAX SYSTEMS
- Introductory Note ................................................................................................................................. 347
- Structure of Tax Revenue and the Quality of Public Finance
Christian Valenduc (Federal Ministry of Finance Belgium)................................................................ 349
- Tax Revenues in the European Union: Developments and Economic Issues
European Commission.......................................................................................................................... 363
V. CASE STUDIES ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC FINANCES:
"REDIRECTING SPENDING AND IMPROVING FISCAL INSTITUTIONS
- Introductory Note ................................................................................................................................. 393
- Public Finance Reform in the Czech Republic
Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic........................................................................................... 395
- Finnish Experiences on Redirecting Public Expenditures
Ministry of Finance Finland................................................................................................................. 403
- German Experience on Redirecting Public Budgets
Federal Ministry of Finance Germany................................................................................................. 415
- Redirecting Public Expenditure in Italy
Danila Malvolti and Mauro Mare (Ministry of the Economy and Finance Italy)................................ 431
- Malta: Redirecting Public Expenditure
Ministry of Finance Malta.................................................................................................................... 445
- Public Finance Reform − Polish Experience
Ministry of Finance Poland ................................................................................................................. 459
- Redirecting Public Expenditure in Portugal
Ministry of Finance and Public Administration Portugal.................................................................... 467
- Spanish Experience in Redirecting National Public Budgets
Ministry of Finance Spain .................................................................................................................... 475
- Re-directing Public Expenditure − The UK Experience
HM Treasury ........................................................................................................................................ 487
