ИПИ Библиотека

This book has been a collective effort of the members of NISPAcee Working Group on Public Sector Finance and Accounting. The Group was established at the NISPAcee Annual Conference held in Riga, 2001 and since then has chosen a number of important policy focused issues to explore on an annual basis. The work has traditionally been presented at the NISPAcee Annual Conference.

The set of papers presented in this volume explores the issues of charging for government services in the broadest sense. The book consists of a series of national case studies that followed the same research protocol. Despite using the same template and employing the same methodology, they deal with particular issues that face each of the countries covered and try to provide an accurate picture of the institutional (legal) framework and positive practices in setting up and enforcing user charges and fees, especially for locally provided services and less often, products. Particular care has been taken to ensure that the papers correctly depict the current situation.

Željko Šević

Željko Šević, Professor - Dean Caledonian Business School