Egypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages

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dc.creatorWorld Bank
dc.date2012-03-19T10:24:34Z
dc.date2012-03-19T10:24:34Z
dc.date2010-09-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:50:05Z
dc.descriptionEgypt's food subsidies, important for ensuring political stability, do not target specific groups. The subsidies were introduced during Second World War and have never been targeted. Egyptians seem to perceive food subsidies as the most concrete benefit they receive from government spending. Seen as an entitlement, food subsidies are politically sensitive. Section two gives the historical background of the food subsidy system and discusses past and planned food subsidy reforms, section three analyzes the geographical allocation of subsidized food items and how the allocation corresponds to population and poverty distribution, and section four analyzes household participation in food subsidies by income group and geographic region. Section five uses all this information to measure the cost of subsidies that do not reach intended consumers, or the system leakage, and the potential cost savings from excluding the richest groups from food subsidies. In section six, the key findings are summarized and a vision for long-term reforms is outlined.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2913
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/2913
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411707
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectANIMAL FEED
dc.subjectBAKING
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCOMMODITIES
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICE
dc.subjectCOMMODITY PRICES
dc.subjectCONSUMER FOOD SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCONSUMER SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectCOST EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCURRENCY
dc.subjectDATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDIET
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectFOOD COUPONS
dc.subjectFOOD DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRICE
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGES
dc.subjectFOOD STAMPS
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDY
dc.subjectFOOD SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectFRAUD
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SUBSIDY
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME EFFECT
dc.subjectINCOME GROUP
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectMARKET PRICE
dc.subjectMARKET PRICES
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectOIL SUBSIDY
dc.subjectOPEN MARKETS
dc.subjectPENSION
dc.subjectPOLITICAL STABILITY
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPROFIT MARGINS
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSELLING PRICE
dc.subjectSMART CARD
dc.subjectSMART CARDS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY NET
dc.subjectSUBSTITUTION EFFECT
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COST
dc.subjectWFP
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectWHEAT FLOUR
dc.titleEgypt, Arab Republic of - Food Subsidies : Benefit Incidence and Leakages

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