Case study: restructuring Poland's coal-mining industry
dodano: 2010-03-22
The Global Subsidies Initiative has commissioned case studies of fossil-fuel subsidy reform in Brazil, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Poland and Senegal. From analysing experience in these countries, it is apparent that reform is not easy but can be achieved.
This report, written by Professor Wojciech Suwala of the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, looks at the reform process in the context of Polish coal mining. Soon after the economic transition began in 1989, demand for coal declined but controls on coal prices remained in place. The cost of the subsidies proved untenable given over-employment combined with high production costs.
See the report to learn some general lessons from Poland's experience.
See the report to learn some general lessons from Poland's experience.
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