TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sdralevich,Carlo A.
AU  - Zouhar,Younes
AU  - Sdralevich,Carlo A.
AU  - Sab,Randa
AU  - Albertin,Giorgia
TI  - Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa: Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead 
T2  - Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
SN  - 9781498318952
AV  - HG3881.5.I58 
U1  - 338.956 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Subsidies
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Africa, North
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N2  - 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 challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms
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ER  -