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Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa: Experiences and Lessons »
Source: Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa : Experiences and Lessons
Volume: 13
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Trevor Alleyne , and Mumtaz Hussain
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 August 2013
ISBN: 9781484366547
Keywords: Cross country analysis, Electric power, Energy sector, Energy taxes, Oil prices, Fiscal reforms, Gasoline prices, Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsidies, electricity
The reform of energy subsidies is an important but challenging issue for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. There is a relatively large theoretical and empirical literature on this issue. While this paper relies...
11 Prospects for Increasing Foreign Direct Investment in Low-Income Countries »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
The increase in the share of private flows and the decrease in the share of official flows to developing countries means a shift from a political universe of discourse to a voluntar...
7 Debt Relief for Low-Income Countries and the HIPC Debt Initiative »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
Since the onset in the early 1980s of the debt crisis, which affected both middle- and low-income countries, the debt situation of middle-income debtor countries has improved signif...
4 Analytical Aspects of the Debt in Problems of Heavily Indebted Poor Countries »
Source: External Finance for Low-Income Countries
Series: Books
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 1997
ISBN: 9781451957198
Keywords: debt, external debt, creditors, debt relief, debt overhang
After a difficult period following the onset of the debt crisis in 1982, the debt situation of most middle-income debtor countries has improved substantially. However, a group of low-income countries, most o...
Chapter 3. Lessons Learned from Attempts to Reform Energy Subsidies28 »
Source: Energy Subsidy Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa : Experiences and Lessons
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Trevor Alleyne , and Mumtaz Hussain
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 August 2013
ISBN: 9781484366547
Keywords: Cross country analysis, Electric power, Energy sector, Energy taxes, Oil prices, Fiscal reforms, Gasoline prices, Sub-Saharan Africa, Subsidies, electricity
Although the economics make a compelling case for subsidy reform, experience shows that political constraints have often prevented or derailed reform. Understanding the political economy behind stalled refor...
Politique budgétaire, développement humain et ODM »
Source: Aspects budgétaires du développement durable : Le Sommet mondial sur le développement durable
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 31 October 2002
Language: French
ISBN: 9781589061606
Keywords: fiscal policy, public spending, expenditure, sustainable development, public expenditure, primary education, forest, health care, government expenditure, government spending
Dépenses publiques consacrées à l’éducation, à la santé et aux ODM Les politiques de dépenses publiques contribueront de façon déterminante à la réalisation, par les pays, de leurs O...