Lessons learned from Brazil's experience with fossil-fuel subsidies and their reform

Oliveira, Adilson de. (Author). Laan, Tara. (Added Author). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm) (Added Author). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author). International Institute for Sustainable Development. Global Subsidies Initiative. (Added Author).

Summary: Brazil has a long history of subsidizing energy. Assistance has been provided by successive governments for most energy sources and for a variety of reasons. Electricity generation (hydroelectric and thermal power plants), ethanol and various petroleum products have all benefited from government support to producers, consumers, or both. The primary objective behind these policies has been the promotion of industrialization but governments have also implemented subsidies to achieve social and environmental goals.

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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (iii, 16 p. : charts) : digital file.
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Publisher: Winnipeg, Man. : International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010

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General Note:	"June 2010." "Produced with the support of the Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Geneva, Switzerland." CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-16).
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction --
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