Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- The recent past and possible future of electronic finance -- The new world of financial services -- Changes needed in financial sector policies -- E-finance applications - and implications for government -- Annexes: Annex 1: Data sources and methodology for the projections -- Annex 2: Recent reports by international e-finance working groups -- Annex 3: Types of online trading systems -- Annex 4: Selected smart card projects in emerging markets and developing countries -- Annex 5: Selected e-finance examples in emerging markets and developing countries -- E-finance web links -- References -- Bibliographical note -- Tables -- Figures -- Boxes.…”

Table of Contents: “…The introduction of the value-added tax in Bulgaria / Zeljko Bogetic and Julia Varga -- 6. Financing social expenditures: 12. Social insurance and social assistance / Louise Fox -- 13. …”

Table of Contents: “…Background -- 2. Issues in the financing of hydro projects -- 3. Regulatory background and concession arrangements -- 4. …”

Table of Contents: “…Guidelines in designing successful rural finance projects -- Notes -- Annex: List of projects studied…”

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Keynote address / Yeo Cheow Tong -- Health care for aging populations: issues and options / Jacques van der Gaag and Alexander Preker -- International comparison of medical savings accounts / Nicholas Prescott and Len M Nichols -- Financing health care in old age: a case study of Singapore / Kai Hong Phua and Yap Mui Teng -- Comment / Choong May Ling -- Social security financing policies and rapidly aging populations / Aviva Ron -- New models for old age security: experiments, evidence and unanswered questions / Estelle James -- Financial security in old age: a case study of Singapore / Linda Low and Aw Tar Choon -- Comment / Lim Han Soon, Aw Tar Choon -- Comment / Lin Han Soon -- Comment / Tom Snyder.…”

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Abstract -- Acronyms -- Summary -- Introduction -- The economic and institutional environment for NARS in the 1990s -- Public-and private- sector funding and execution of research: key concepts -- Alternative financing mechanisms -- Perspectives for the year 2000 and beyond -- References -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2…”

Table of Contents: “…User fees: The goals of user fees -- Ability and willingness to pay -- The tradeoff between price and quality -- Exemption policies -- Administration and collection of fees -- Conclusions and recommendations -- 2. Self-financing health insurance: Risk sharing: how did it evolve? …”