Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously
Small-scale providers of infrastructure services, are proving to be more responsive than utilities, to needs of poor consumers. They might be delivering water services by tanker, transport services by minivan, or electricity through mini-grids, or...
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okr-10986-114152021-06-14T11:01:57Z Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously Baker, Bill Trémolet, Sophie INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION MICRO-ENTERPRISES ACCESSIBLE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS POWER INTERCONNECTIONS GRIDS SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL ASPECTS PAYMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CARTELS CONCESSION AREA CONNECTION CHARGE CONNECTION CHARGES CONSTRUCTION DIRTY WATER ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS PIPED WATER POLLUTION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY MECHANISMS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE STANDARDS SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWERAGE SYSTEM SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SMALL PRIVATE PROVIDERS SMALL SCALE PROVIDERS SOLAR PANELS TOWNS URBAN AREA UTILITIES WASTEWATER WATER COMPANIES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WELLS Small-scale providers of infrastructure services, are proving to be more responsive than utilities, to needs of poor consumers. They might be delivering water services by tanker, transport services by minivan, or electricity through mini-grids, or household solar panels. They make their services affordable to the poor, by using cheaper technology, or permitting flexible payment. Regulators are customarily hostile to these alternative providers. The note thus suggests that the interests of the poor, would be better served if regulators treated them as valid service providers, and brought them under a regulatory umbrella. 2012-08-13T15:00:21Z 2012-08-13T15:00:21Z 2000-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729356/micro-infrastructure-regulators-must-take-small-operators-seriously http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11415 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 220 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research |
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INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION MICRO-ENTERPRISES ACCESSIBLE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS POWER INTERCONNECTIONS GRIDS SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL ASPECTS PAYMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CARTELS CONCESSION AREA CONNECTION CHARGE CONNECTION CHARGES CONSTRUCTION DIRTY WATER ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS PIPED WATER POLLUTION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY MECHANISMS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE STANDARDS SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWERAGE SYSTEM SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SMALL PRIVATE PROVIDERS SMALL SCALE PROVIDERS SOLAR PANELS TOWNS URBAN AREA UTILITIES WASTEWATER WATER COMPANIES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WELLS |
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INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION MICRO-ENTERPRISES ACCESSIBLE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE UTILITY FUNCTIONS POWER INTERCONNECTIONS GRIDS SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SOCIAL ASPECTS PAYMENTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK CARTELS CONCESSION AREA CONNECTION CHARGE CONNECTION CHARGES CONSTRUCTION DIRTY WATER ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION INCOME INCOME LEVELS INDIVIDUAL CONNECTIONS LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MAINTENANCE COSTS PIPED WATER POLLUTION PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATORY MECHANISMS SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE STANDARDS SEWAGE COLLECTION SEWERAGE SYSTEM SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SMALL PRIVATE PROVIDERS SMALL SCALE PROVIDERS SOLAR PANELS TOWNS URBAN AREA UTILITIES WASTEWATER WATER COMPANIES WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY WELLS Baker, Bill Trémolet, Sophie Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously |
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Small-scale providers of infrastructure
services, are proving to be more responsive than utilities,
to needs of poor consumers. They might be delivering water
services by tanker, transport services by minivan, or
electricity through mini-grids, or household solar panels.
They make their services affordable to the poor, by using
cheaper technology, or permitting flexible payment.
Regulators are customarily hostile to these alternative
providers. The note thus suggests that the interests of the
poor, would be better served if regulators treated them as
valid service providers, and brought them under a regulatory umbrella. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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Baker, Bill Trémolet, Sophie |
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Baker, Bill Trémolet, Sophie |
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Baker, Bill |
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Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously |
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Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously |
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Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously |
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Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously |
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Micro Infrastructure : Regulators Must Take Small Operators Seriously |
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micro infrastructure : regulators must take small operators seriously |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/729356/micro-infrastructure-regulators-must-take-small-operators-seriously http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11415 |
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