Subsidies -- Love Them or Hate Them, It's Better to Target Them
Masood Ahmed
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Posted 07.11.2011
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Business
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Public Finances,
Cost-Effective,
Cash Transfers,
Subsidy Reform,
Social Safety Nets,
Food Price Subsidy,
Commodity Prices,
Fuel Price Subsidy,
Public Sector Governance,
Better Targeting Subsidies,
Protecting the Poor,
Regional Economic Outlook: Middle East and Central Asia,
Social Protection,
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Like many things, there may be a time and a place for using subsidies. But they need to be better targeted. And, often, there will be better alternatives. Alternatives that do a better job of protecting the poor.
