Lifting the veil on perverse subsidies

@article{Myers1998LiftingTV,
  title={Lifting the veil on perverse subsidies},
  author={Norman Myers},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1998},
  volume={392},
  pages={327-328}
}
  • N. Myers
  • Published 26 March 1998
  • Economics
  • Nature
Many government subsidies serve useful purposes, but others adversely affect the economy and the environment. A forthcoming report suggests that governments could profit from scrapping such ‘perverse’ subsidies. 
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