politicized. While external assistance may translate into external influence leading to a greater likelihood of reform, it may … also fuel corruption and weaken incentives for reform. This paper draws from bargaining and network theories to show how … illustrate through brief descriptions of security sector reform efforts in Sierra Leone and Timor Leste how international …

-- 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 … Political Context -- Energy Sector Overview -- Reform of LPG Subsidies -- Reform of Electricity Subsidies -- Circumstances That …

This book proposes a simple framework for understanding the political economy of subsidy reform and applies it to four … in-depth country studies covering more than 30 distinct episodes of reform. Five key lessons emerge. First, energy …-income consumers. However, as they grow in size and political power, they become entrenched. Second, subsidy reform strategies vary …

Recent research convincingly shows that crises beget reform. Although the consensus is that economic crises foster … macroeconomic stabilization, it is silent on which types of crises cause which types of reform. Is it economic or political crises … interdependencies between the two types of crises, feedbacks between the two types of reform, the use of alternative measures of …