Self-targeted Subsidies
Author | : Richard H. Adams |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 46 |
Release | : 2000 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Self-targeted Subsidies written by Richard H. Adams and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By gradually reducing the number of subsidized foods, and by focusing subsidies on foods consumed more by the poor than by the rich (like coarse baladi bread) Egyptian policymakers have found a way to self-target food subsidies to the urban poor. Yet because the rural poor do not consume as much baladi bread, this system is not as well-targeted to the rural poor.