This book proposes a simple framework for understanding the political economy of subsidy reform and applies it to four …-income consumers. However, as they grow in size and political power, they become entrenched. Second, subsidy reform strategies vary … political capacities to implement difficult energy subsidy reforms. Fourth, improvements in social protection systems are often …

-- Overview -- Why Reform? -- What Is Subsidy Reform? -- Analytical Framework -- A Political Economy Analysis of the Onset …, Evolution, and Reform of Subsidy Regimes -- Case Study Selection -- Conclusions -- Annex 1A Episodes of Subsidy Reform -- Notes … Timeline of Recent Energy Subsidy and Related Political Events in the Dominican Republic -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 …