From Universal Price Subsidies to Modern Social Assistance : The Political Economy of Reform

The efficiency and effectiveness of generalized subsidies as part of a safety net system are questionable. This is because generalized subsidies tend to create distortions in the food and fuel markets and are likely to be regressive and to suffer f...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth Study
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS BENCHMARK BENEFICIARIES BENEFICIARY BUFFER STOCKS BUSES CAR CAR-OWNING HOUSEHOLDS CARS CASH AID CASH ASSISTANCE CASH BENEFIT CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS CASH TRANSFERS CIVIL WAR CLIMATE CHANGE COMMODITY COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONSUMER SUBSIDIES CONSUMER SUBSIDY CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS COPING STRATEGIES DEMOCRACY DEVALUATIONS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DIESEL DIVIDEND DRIVERS ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIES OF SCALE EMISSIONS ENERGY SUBSIDIES ENERGY SUBSIDY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES EXCLUSION EXPORTS EXPOSURE EXTERNALITIES FARES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL STABILITY FISCAL CRISIS FISCAL RISK FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICE SUBSIDIES FOOD PRICES FOOD SUBSIDIES FOOD SUBSIDY FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUEL PRICE FUEL PRICE INCREASE FUEL PRICE INCREASES FUEL PRICES FUEL SUBSIDIES GASOLINE GDP GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT CAPACITY GOVERNMENT FUNDS HEALTH CARDS HEALTH INSURANCE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMPORT QUOTAS INCOME INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INEFFICIENCY INEQUALITY INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION KEROSENE SUBSIDY LEAKAGE OF BENEFITS LOW INTEREST RATES MARKET FAILURES MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MINIMUM INCOME MOBILITY NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES OPPORTUNITY COST PATRONAGE PENSIONS POLICE POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL ECONOMY OF REFORM POLITICAL RISK POLITICAL RISKS POLITICAL STABILITY POLITICAL SUPPORT POLITICAL SYSTEM POLITICAL SYSTEMS POOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE LEVELS PRICE OF DIESEL PRICE OF FUEL PRICE SETTING PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE SUBSIDIES PRICE SUBSIDY PROTECTION MECHANISM PROTECTION MECHANISMS PUBLIC ATTITUDES PUBLIC PERCEPTION PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC RELATIONS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SUPPORT REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES REFORM PROCESS REGULATORY BODY RICE SUBSIDY RISK REDUCTION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY SAFETY NET SAFETY NET PROGRAMS SAVINGS SHOCK SMALL BUSINESS SMALL ENTREPRENEUR SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL CAPITAL SOCIAL CONTRACT SOCIAL COST SOCIAL INVESTMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SAFETY NET SOCIAL SAFETY NETS SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SPENDING SOCIAL WELFARE SSN STREETS SUBSIDIZING SUPPORT PROGRAM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARGETED SUBSIDIES TARGETED TRANSFERS TARGETING TAX TAX REFORM TAXI DRIVERS TRADE UNIONS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL COSTS TRIP TRIPS TRUE UNIVERSAL HEALTH UNIVERSAL SUBSIDIES VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS WAGES WAR WEALTH WELFARE POLICY WELFARE SYSTEM
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16723

From Universal Price Subsidies to Modern Social Assistance : The Political Economy of Reform

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