Subsidy Reforms and Poverty Alleviation /

This paper presents a general framework for characterizing the optimal pattern of subsidies for poverty alleviation under budgetary constraints and suggests possible reforms for the existing pattern of subsidies. The government may subsidize or tax goods in order to meet its objectives. The paper in...

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Autore principale: Bhambhri, Chandra
Altri autori: Chander, Parkash
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/126
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF