EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION.

Developing market orientation tax systems has been a significant component of the economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe. Some challenges faced by policy makers in tax policy design for transition countries are studied in this volume. In particular, taxation and corruption, fiscal decentralization, revenue adequacy at the national level and the taxation of natural resources are examined in the papers that follow. The authors of the papers are well qualified to examine these issues. Each author has extensive practical experience in advising transition economies in addition to their individual academic and scholarly achievements. These papers reflect that experience and expertise. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]