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Energy Subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Cost, Distributional Impact, and Reform: Towards a Research Agenda

Abraham Kuol Nyuon, Associate Professor of Politics, Peace, and Security
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19545074
Published: October 6, 2025

Abstract

This article examines Energy Subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Cost, Distributional Impact, and Reform: Towards a Research Agenda with a focused emphasis on Kenya within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a book review that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.

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Abraham Kuol Nyuon (2025). Energy Subsidies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Fiscal Cost, Distributional Impact, and Reform: Towards a Research Agenda. African Trade Policy and Economics (Economics/Political Science/Law, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19545074
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Sub-Saharan Africa FiscalAfrica Fiscal CostFiscal Cost DistributionalCost Distributional ImpactEnergy SubsidiesSub-Saharan Africa

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