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Reducing Energy Subsidies in China, India and Russia: Dilemmas for Decision Makers

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal , Other literature type 01 Feb 2010 Norway, Norway, Norway, United Kingdom Publisher:MDPI AGJournal:Sustainability, volume 2, pages 475-493 (eissn: 2071-1050,

Authors: Dansie, Grant; Lanteigne, Marc Edouard; Øverland, Indra;

doi: 10.3390/su2020475

handle: 11250/2442560 , 10023/3015

Reducing Energy Subsidies in China, India and Russia: Dilemmas for Decision Makers

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Abstract

This article examines and compares efforts to reduce energy subsidies in China, India and Russia. Despite dissimilarities in forms of governance, these three states have followed surprisingly similar patterns in reducing energy subsidies, characterised by two steps forward, one step back. Non-democratic governments and energy importers might be expected to be more likely to halt subsidies. In fact, the degree of democracy and status as net energy exporters or importers does not seem to significantly affect these countries’ capacity to reduce subsidies, as far as can be judged from the data in this article. Politicians in all three fear that taking unpopular decisions may provoke social unrest.

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Norway, Norway, Norway, United Kingdom

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Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Norway
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs CRIStin Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Norway
University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Norway
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
Norway

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Keywords

energy subsidies; politics; China; India; Russia, China, 330, India, TJ807-830, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Russia, VDP::Social science: 200::Political science and organizational theory: 240::International politics: 243, VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240::Internasjonal politikk: 243, GE1-350, Energy subsidies, JZ, Environmental effects of industries and plants, Politics, 320, Environmental sciences, :Social science: 200::Political science and organizational theory: 240::International politics: 243 [VDP], :Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240::Internasjonal politikk: 243 [VDP], energy subsidies, JZ International relations, politics, jel: jel:Q, jel: jel:Q0, jel: jel:Q2, jel: jel:Q3, jel: jel:Q5, jel: jel:O13, jel: jel:Q56

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