Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa : Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead /

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the c...

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Autore principale: Sdralevich, Carlo
Altri autori: Albertin, Giorgia, Sab, Randa, Zouhar, Younes
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Serie:Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2014/008
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF