A Brief Political Economy of Energy Subsidies in the Middle East and North Africa
Energy subsidies are among the most pervasive and controversial fiscal policy tools used in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In a region with few functioning social welfare systems, subsidised energy prices continue to form an important social safety net, albeit a highly costly and inefficie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/2267 |