01672cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002803 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451954630 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Ahmad, Ehtisham. Jordan : Restructuring Public Expenditures and Protecting the Poor / Ehtisham Ahmad. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991. 1 online resource (27 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students In Jordan, a system of general food subsidies became untenable in budgetary terms, with a sharp devaluation of the dinar in the late 1980s. A shift from a general subsidy system to limited rations would greatly reduce budgetary costs and minimize adverse effects on the poor. To reduce subsidies, the authorities had taken measures, during the course of 1990, consistent with the measures suggested. To complete the safety net, a system of self-targeting public works is suggested; a reform of the social security system might also be needed in view of the increased unemployment resulting from the recent Middle East crisis. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/082 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1991/082/001.1991.issue-082-en.xml IMF e-Library