Fossil fuel subsidy reform, rent management and political fragmentation in developing countries
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Over the last decade, pressure to reduce subsidies for energy (especially fossil fuels) in developing countries has mounted, but reform is politically controversial. The debate on reform is dominated by a liberal narrative that employs an understanding of energy subsidies as political rent, based on public choice theory. Here, it is argued that this approach takes too static and limited a view of rent, and that engagement with theories of the state in the development process suggests a more dynamic view. The degree of centralisation of political power is also argued to be a key factor in the use and reform of subsidy. This application of the framework is then illustrated in the case of Indonesia. Finally, implications for reform strategies are drawn out.
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Banana plant pseudostem and leaves can be used to produce fuel briquettes.
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This fuel solution seems advantageous for India, Indonesia, Thailand, Pakistan, Ghana, and South Africa, where fossil fuels are not easily available for the poorest people or are expensive.
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- Lockwood, M.
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- New Political Economy
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