01728cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014386 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 20.00 USD 9781498350433 2616-5333 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Sdralevich, Carlo. Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa : Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead / Carlo Sdralevich, Randa Sab, Younes Zouhar, Giorgia Albertin. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (130 pages) Departmental 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 the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms. Mode of access: Internet Albertin, Giorgia. Sab, Randa. Zouhar, Younes. Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2014/008 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/087/2014/008/087.2014.issue-008-en.xml IMF e-Library