The Politics of Fossil-Fuel Subsidies
Author:
- David G. VictorDVDavid G. Victor
Preprint
- 1 January 2009
- preprint
- Published by Elsevier in SSRN Electronic Journal
Abstract
Summary: governments spend staggering sums of money subsidizing fossil fuels, with many harmful consequences for public budgets, energy markets, and pollution.Keywords
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