Indonesia
Indonesia
© 1993 Slamet Rahardjo, Courtesy of Photoshare
Highlights
Fuel subsidies are politically impossible to abandon—but with oil prices at historic lows, this problem has disappeared.
Social safety nets worldwide routinely come under attack by critics wielding an argument that is as misleading as it is familiar.
Rema Hanna's analysis from Peru and Indonesia show that targeted schemes can meet welfare goals more effectively.