The standard political economy explanation for the persistence of subsidies in the Middle East has emphasised governments’ fear of political unrest as the main obstacle to reform. This paper sheds new light on the issue by analysing how unintended beneficiaries, such as the Egyptian military, traders, and crony businessmen, have reaped major benefits from the subsidy system and, in turn, vested their interests in the continuation of the status quo.
Event Details
Speaker: Dr Ferdinand Eibl, LSE
Chair: Dr Steffen Hertog, LSE
Date: Tuesday 26 January 2016
Time: 16:30-18:00
Event Hashtag: #LSEEibl
Location: Room 9.04, Clement's Inn, Tower 1, LSE
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Speaker
Ferdinand Eibl is a Research Officer at the LSE Middle East Centre, currently working in a research project entitled ‘The comparative political economy of the MENA region.’ Led by Steffen Hertog, the project aims to place MENA-specific political economy issues in a wider comparative perspective. In addition, Ferdinand is completing his PhD on the political economy of welfare provision in the Middle East at the University of Oxford.