Middle East energy subsidy reform updates 'patronage-based autocratic governance'

(Rice University) A series of converging trends provided political cover for the reforms of long-standing energy subsidies launched by oil-exporting states in the Middle East and North Africa, according to a new paper by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. These subsidies are thought to be an important source of legitimacy for autocratic regimes.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news