Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review

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...

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Main Author: Verme, Paolo
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26584623/subsidy-reforms-middle-east-north-africa-region-review
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spelling okr-10986-248352021-04-23T14:04:27Z Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review Verme, Paolo energy subsidies food subsidies 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. 2016-08-09T19:10:29Z 2016-08-09T19:10:29Z 2016-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26584623/subsidy-reforms-middle-east-north-africa-region-review http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24835 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7754 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa
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Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review
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description 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.
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author Verme, Paolo
author_facet Verme, Paolo
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title Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review
title_short Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review
title_full Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review
title_fullStr Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review
title_full_unstemmed Subsidy Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa Region : A Review
title_sort subsidy reforms in the middle east and north africa region : a review
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26584623/subsidy-reforms-middle-east-north-africa-region-review
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