A Brief Political Economy of Energy Subsidies in the Middle East and North Africa
Energy subsidies are among the most pervasive, and most controversial fiscal policy tools in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In a region with few functioning social welfare systems, subsidized energy prices continue to form an important social safety net, albeit a highly costly and ineffici...
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| Format: | Working paper |
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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
2015
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