Why Governments Should Stop Non-Social Subsidies : Measuring Their Consequences for Rural Latin America

The provision of public goods and the amelioration of market failure are the classical justifications for government intervention in the economy. In reality, (1) governments intervene in markets that are not affected by failure, and (2) a large share of the government resources is spent in private g...

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Main Author: López, Ramón
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/05/5796546/governments-stop-non-social-subsidies-measuring-consequences-rural-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8917

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