Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region

• Tác giả: Paolo Verme
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 275.6 Christianity in Asia Christian church in Asia
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2016
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 301625
• Chủ đề: 1. energy subsidies; 2. food subsidies

Tóm tắt

The paper takes stock of eight country studies and a cross-country analysis to review the experience with subsidy reforms in the Middle East and North Africa region between 2010 and 2014. This unprecedented period of subsidy reforms occurred during a period of extraordinary political changes, which makes this particular experience unique. The paper reviews the facts and the different paths to reforms taken by different countries faced with different challenges, and discusses the pros and cons of alternative policy options. It concludes with an assessment of the experiences and a discussion on future prospects.