Energy Subsidy Reform Assessment Framework : Assessing the Political Economy of Energy Subsidies to Support Policy Reform Operations
This note comes in three sections. First, the information required for political economy analysis of energy subsidy reforms is presented. Second, a summary is given of the information that can usually be obtained through desk research to provide th...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/976071531112775611/Assessing-the-Political-Economy-of-Energy-Subsidies-to-Support-Policy-Reform-Operations-Energy-Subsidy-Reform-Assessment-Framework-ESRAF-Good-Practice-Note-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30256 |
| Summary: | This note comes in three sections.
First, the information required for political economy
analysis of energy subsidy reforms is presented. Second, a
summary is given of the information that can usually be
obtained through desk research to provide the context for
subsequent interviews and another field research. Third,
information that probably requires interviews and field data
collection is provided. The ultimate audience of the
proposed types of analysis lies with policy reformers
themselves and with external development and policy
institutions that are seeking to help governments adopt more
sustainable reforms. However, the direct audience for this
note are those commissioning political economy analysis of
energy subsidies, and technocrats, researchers, and advisers
to policy makers carrying out the analysis. Often, a team
made up of sector experts and political economy experts will
provide a greater depth of analysis. Significant attention
is devoted here to the origins and operation of existing
subsidies since that history conditions what is possible for
the adoption and sustainability of future reforms. The main
interest and audience for this note is forward-looking,
people and institutions who need to understand what is
politically possible and how to realign political forces
around successful reform. The authors are mindful that this
role is perhaps different from other more technocratic roles
of agencies and institutions focused on technical analysis
and thus they also devote some attention to the processes
needed to obtain and manage sensitive information and
political insights since mismanagement in that realm can,
itself, affect the political prospects for reform and harm
the standing of reform agents in the process. In contrast to
desk research or analysis of existing datasets, field
research on political economy will always be an intervention
in the local system, which needs to be managed well to
increase and not decrease the space for reform and coalition building. |
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