Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile

During the 1980s and 1990s the Chilean water and sanitation sector underwent deep reforms so that private capital could finance the huge investments needed to achieve universal service. The regulatory framework put into place cleared the way for ma...

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Main Authors:	Bitrán, Gabriel, Arellano, Pamela
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL AREAS ARBITRATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MONOPOLIES POTABLE WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SEWAGE SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWAGE DISPOSAL SEWAGE TREATMENT UTILITIES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER RIGHTS WATER SERVICES WATERCOURSES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5741979/regulating-water-services-sending-right-signals-utilities-chile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11229

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spelling	okr-10986-112292021-04-23T14:02:54Z Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile Bitrán, Gabriel Arellano, Pamela AGRICULTURAL AREAS ARBITRATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MONOPOLIES POTABLE WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SEWAGE SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWAGE DISPOSAL SEWAGE TREATMENT UTILITIES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER RIGHTS WATER SERVICES WATERCOURSES During the 1980s and 1990s the Chilean water and sanitation sector underwent deep reforms so that private capital could finance the huge investments needed to achieve universal service. The regulatory framework put into place cleared the way for massive private equity. But users have also paid the price of transforming the heavily subsidized sector into a self-sustaining industry able to provide universal coverage. This Note examines key features of the new regulatory scheme that have contributed to the sustainability of the reforms: a phased approach, an efficient pricing policy and methodology, and expert panels to deal with conflict resolution. 2012-08-13T14:30:20Z 2012-08-13T14:30:20Z 2005-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5741979/regulating-water-services-sending-right-signals-utilities-chile Viewpoint. -- Note no. 286 (March 2005) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11229 English Viewpoint CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Chile
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topic	AGRICULTURAL AREAS ARBITRATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MONOPOLIES POTABLE WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SEWAGE SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWAGE DISPOSAL SEWAGE TREATMENT UTILITIES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER RIGHTS WATER SERVICES WATERCOURSES
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL AREAS ARBITRATION ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMISTS FINANCIAL RESOURCES INCOME INFLATION MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MONOPOLIES POTABLE WATER PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTION PROCESSES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SEWAGE SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWAGE DISPOSAL SEWAGE TREATMENT UTILITIES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER RIGHTS WATER SERVICES WATERCOURSES Bitrán, Gabriel Arellano, Pamela Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile
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description	During the 1980s and 1990s the Chilean water and sanitation sector underwent deep reforms so that private capital could finance the huge investments needed to achieve universal service. The regulatory framework put into place cleared the way for massive private equity. But users have also paid the price of transforming the heavily subsidized sector into a self-sustaining industry able to provide universal coverage. This Note examines key features of the new regulatory scheme that have contributed to the sustainability of the reforms: a phased approach, an efficient pricing policy and methodology, and expert panels to deal with conflict resolution.
format	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author	Bitrán, Gabriel Arellano, Pamela
author_facet	Bitrán, Gabriel Arellano, Pamela
author_sort	Bitrán, Gabriel
title	Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile
title_short	Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile
title_full	Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile
title_fullStr	Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile
title_full_unstemmed	Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile
title_sort	regulating water services : sending the right signals to utilities in chile
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/03/5741979/regulating-water-services-sending-right-signals-utilities-chile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11229
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Regulating Water Services : Sending the Right Signals to Utilities in Chile

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