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View article: Revitalizing international fossil fuel subsidy phase-out commitments through roadmaps, closing loopholes, and support
Revitalizing international fossil fuel subsidy phase-out commitments through roadmaps, closing loopholes, and support Open
Fossil fuel subsidies remain a persistent problem notwithstanding multiple international commitments to phase them out. A new approach is needed to ensure commitments account for, and help overcome, domestic barriers to fossil fuel subsidy…
View article: An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies and fuel riots
An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies and fuel riots Open
Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international dataset on fuel riots to explore the effects of fuel prices and price regimes on fuel riots. In …
View article: From dysfunctional to functional corruption: the politics of decentralized electricity provision in Lebanon
From dysfunctional to functional corruption: the politics of decentralized electricity provision in Lebanon Open
Dysfunctional and corruption-prone power sectors are a persisting challenge in many developing countries. Drawing from the theoretical framework about corruption from Khan, Andreoni and Roy [1] and applying it to electricity, this paper ex…
View article: Energy Protests and Citizen Voice
Energy Protests and Citizen Voice Open
Recent years have seen energy protests erupt in many countries around the world. Globally, countries are wrestling with the need to achieve a just transition away from fossil fuels while at the same time ensuring access to affordable energ…
View article: An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies and fuel riots
An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies and fuel riots Open
Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international dataset on fuel riots to explore the effects of fuel prices and price regimes on fuel riots. In …
View article: An Exploration of the Association Between Fuel Subsidies and Fuel Riots
An Exploration of the Association Between Fuel Subsidies and Fuel Riots Open
Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international data set on fuel riots to explore the effects of fuel prices and price regimes on fuel riots. In…
View article: Demanding Power: Do Protests Empower Citizens to Hold Governments Accountable over Energy?
Demanding Power: Do Protests Empower Citizens to Hold Governments Accountable over Energy? Open
Energy protests are becoming increasingly common and significant around the world. While in the global North concerns tend to centre around climate issues, in the global South the concerns are more often with affordable energy. Both types …
View article: An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies andfuel riots
An exploration of the association between fuel subsidies andfuel riots Open
Fuel riots are common around the world. Between 2005 and 2018, 41 countries had at least one riot directly associated with popular demand for fuel. We make use of a new international dataset on fuel riots to explore the effects of fuel pri…
View article: Building a Social Contract? Understanding Tax Morale in Nigeria
Building a Social Contract? Understanding Tax Morale in Nigeria Open
An important part of every country’s development process is the building of a social contract in which citizens pay tax and, in turn, receive public goods and services. Evidence suggests that this is associated with the establishment of a …
View article: What are ‘Tax Expenditures’ and How Big are Energy-Related Tax Expenditures?
What are ‘Tax Expenditures’ and How Big are Energy-Related Tax Expenditures? Open
Tax expenditures occur when a government provides a reduction in a tax obligation such that it collects less tax than it would have otherwise collected. Tax expenditures are an integral, though controversial, part of all contemporary tax s…
View article: Lessons from Nigeria for improved thinking and working politically in the extractives sector
Lessons from Nigeria for improved thinking and working politically in the extractives sector Open
Despite the wealth that comes from being the biggest oil producer in Africa, Nigeria has some of the worst development indicators in the world. From 2011 to mid‐2016, the DFID ‐funded Facility for Oil Sector Transparency and Reform ( FOSTE…
View article: Thinking and Working Politically: Learning from practice. Overview to Special Issue
Thinking and Working Politically: Learning from practice. Overview to Special Issue Open
Over the last 15 years, a set of ideas now referred to as “thinking and working politically” ( TWP ) has coalesced into a “second orthodoxy” about how to take context into account when implementing development interventions. This approach …
View article: The Political Economy of Aid for Power Sector Reform
The Political Economy of Aid for Power Sector Reform Open
Recent literature on the effectiveness of donor programmes points to the importance of understanding the political context within which reforms are taking place. The characteristics of the power sector make reform intensely political in al…
View article: Energy subsidies, international aid, and the politics of reform
Energy subsidies, international aid, and the politics of reform Open
Energy subsidy reform is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and tackling climate change. This paper sets out the evidence on the scale of subsidies and their impact. It then reviews the actions of donors in encouraging…
View article: Donor-supported approaches to improving extractives governance: Lessons from Nigeria and Ghana
Donor-supported approaches to improving extractives governance: Lessons from Nigeria and Ghana Open
Donor interest in the extractives sector is based upon the premise that it represents an opportunity to improve a country's development prospects. However, in many cases the presence of extractive resources is associated with poor economic…