Water, electricity, and the poor : who benefits from utility subsidies? : Agua, electricidad y pobreza : quien se beneficia de los subsidios a los servicios publicos (Spanish)

While consumer utility subsidies are widespread in both the water and electricity sectors, their effectiveness in reaching and distributing resources to the poor is the subject of much debate. This publication brings together empirical evidence on subsidy performance across a wide range of countries. It documents the prevalence of consumer subsidies, provides a typology of the many variants found in the developing world, and presents a number of indicators...

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Author

Abdullah,Roohi;

Foster,Vivien;

Halpern,Jonathan D.;

Komives,Kristin;

Wodon,Quentin T.;
Document Date
2006/01/01
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
34334
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2008/09/11
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Agua, electricidad y pobreza : quien se beneficia de los subsidios a los servicios publicos
Keywords
access to safe water

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Abdullah,Roohi; Foster,Vivien; Halpern,Jonathan D.; Komives,Kristin; Wodon,Quentin T..

Water, electricity, and the poor : who benefits from utility subsidies? : Agua, electricidad y pobreza : quien se beneficia de los subsidios a los servicios publicos (Spanish). Directions in development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/965011468340240594

Water, electricity, and the poor : who benefits from utility subsidies? : Agua, electricidad y pobreza : quien se beneficia de los subsidios a los servicios publicos (Spanish)

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