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- Title: Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa
- Author : Carlo A. Sdralevich, Randa Sab, Younes Zouhar & Giorgia Albertin
- Release Date : January 09, 2014
- Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 9755 KB
Description
In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.