Reducing Energy Subsidies in Russia, China and India: Dilemmas for Decision-Makers

Sustainability, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 475-493, 2010.

19 Pages Posted: 10 Jan 2020

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Grant Dansie

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Marc Lanteigne

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Indra Overland

NUPI - Norwegian Institute of International Affairs; NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

This article examines and compares efforts to reduce energy subsidies in China, India and Russia. Despite dissimilarities in forms of governance, these three states have followed surprisingly similar patterns in reducing energy subsidies, characterised by two steps forward, one step back. Non-democratic governments and energy importers might be expected to be more likely to halt subsidies. In fact, the degree of democracy and status as net energy exporters or importers does not seem to significantly affect these countries’ capacity to reduce subsidies, as far as can be judged from the data in this article. Politicians in all three fear that taking unpopular decisions may provoke social unrest.

Keywords: Energy subsidies, India, China, Russia

Suggested Citation

Dansie, Grant and Lanteigne, Marc and Overland, Indra, Reducing Energy Subsidies in Russia, China and India: Dilemmas for Decision-Makers (2010). Sustainability, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 475-493, 2010., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3506740

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Indra Overland

NUPI - Norwegian Institute of International Affairs ( email )

Oslo
Norway

NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs ( email )

Oslo
Norway

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