01590cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007966 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451854909 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Bhambhri, Chandra. Subsidy Reforms and Poverty Alleviation / Chandra Bhambhri, Parkash Chander. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (24 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 This paper presents a general framework for characterizing the optimal pattern of subsidies for poverty alleviation under budgetary constraints and suggests possible reforms for the existing pattern of subsidies. The government may subsidize or tax goods in order to meet its objectives. The paper introduces the concept of a consumer equilibrium and shows that there are cases of equilibria in which reforms can generate not only fiscal savings but also Pareto improve the welfare of both poor and wealthy consumers. Mode of access: Internet Chander, Parkash. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/126 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/126/001.2001.issue-126-en.xml IMF e-Library