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Find out what subsidies are, plus the arguments for and against them. Also learn about one long-running federal subsidy program.
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We examine in each case the distributional effects of subsidy removal, the design and implementation of social programmes and their impact on welfare, as well as the political economy around sustainability of the reform. Based on comparative studies across the three cases, a set of political, ...
What is the link between fossil fuels and carbon? Discuss some particular subsidy that the U.S. government or your state government is making available to you or other residents of your state. Give your thoughts on the pros and cons of subsidies. What are the en...
Complicating efforts to address these global challenges is the diffusion and realignment of geopolitical power. Globalization has helped to turbo-charge development and fuel the emergence of powerful new economic actors. But the "rise of the rest", as Fareed Zakaria describes this A - Figure A.2...
The removal of subsidies also stopped land-clearing and over-stocking, which in the past had been the principal causes of erosion. Farms began to diversify. The one kind of subsidy whose removal appeared to have been bad for the environment was the subsidy to manage soil erosion. In less ...