welfare and its distributional effects, particularly for the poor in developing countries"--World Bank web site …

"Four West African nations have demanded that the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda include a Cotton … and tariffs-for cotton it is subsidy reductions rather than tariff cuts that would make by far the largest impact. For Sub … crucially on the extent to which high-income countries are willing to lower domestic support to their cotton farmers. "--World …

subsidies for water and electricity services. Their analysis of a wide range of subsidy models from around the developing world … shows that the most common form of utility subsidy-quantity-based subsidies delivered through the tariff structure … effectiveness of consumption subsidy schemes to reach the poor. Simulations suggest that connection subsidies are an attractive …

incentives for firms in many of the targeted industries. "--World Bank web site …

of agriculture on land expansion, and reduces the income of the rural poor. "--World Bank web site …