Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World

The wave of infrastructure privatization sweeping the world over the past decade or so has given rise to a new category of professional - the specialist utility regulator. These regulators, charged with administering regulatory frameworks that seek...

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Main Author:	Gray, Philip
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADJUSTMENT ATTENTION AUTHORITY CONSENSUS CORRUPTION FOREIGN INVESTORS INNOVATIONS INVESTMENT CAPITAL LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY PERMITS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY DECISIONMAKING REGULATORY EXPERTS REPRESENTATIVES STATE CONTROL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTES UTILITY REGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGULATORY AGENCY UTILITIES POWER ENERGY WATER TRAINING INFORMATION SHARING POLICY MAKING PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/441581/utility-regulators-supporting-nascent-institutions-developing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11533

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spelling	okr-10986-115332021-04-23T14:02:56Z Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World Gray, Philip ADJUSTMENT ATTENTION AUTHORITY CONSENSUS CORRUPTION FOREIGN INVESTORS INNOVATIONS INVESTMENT CAPITAL LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY PERMITS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY DECISIONMAKING REGULATORY EXPERTS REPRESENTATIVES STATE CONTROL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTES UTILITY REGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY BODIES UTILITIES POWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY WATER TRAINING INFORMATION SHARING POLICY MAKING PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS The wave of infrastructure privatization sweeping the world over the past decade or so has given rise to a new category of professional - the specialist utility regulator. These regulators, charged with administering regulatory frameworks that seek to balance the interests of consumers and investors in technically complex and politically sensitive industries, can have a major impact on the performance of privatized firms, on the cost of investment capital (and thus on infrastructure tariffs), and on the sustainability of reforms. For this reason the development of professional, capable utility regulators should be a key part of reform efforts. While new regulators in any country can expect to face many difficulties, the challenges are particularly daunting for regulators in developing countries. This Note reviews those challenges and presents some of the main strategies for supporting new utility regulators in the developing world. 2012-08-13T15:19:30Z 2012-08-13T15:19:30Z 1998-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/441581/utility-regulators-supporting-nascent-institutions-developing-world Viewpoint. -- Note no. 153 (September 1998) http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11533 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
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topic	ADJUSTMENT ATTENTION AUTHORITY CONSENSUS CORRUPTION FOREIGN INVESTORS INNOVATIONS INVESTMENT CAPITAL LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY PERMITS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY DECISIONMAKING REGULATORY EXPERTS REPRESENTATIVES STATE CONTROL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTES UTILITY REGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY BODIES UTILITIES POWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY WATER TRAINING INFORMATION SHARING POLICY MAKING PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS
spellingShingle	ADJUSTMENT ATTENTION AUTHORITY CONSENSUS CORRUPTION FOREIGN INVESTORS INNOVATIONS INVESTMENT CAPITAL LEGISLATION LEGITIMACY PERMITS POLITICAL INTERFERENCE PROGRAMS QUALITY STANDARDS REGULATOR REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCIES REGULATORY BODIES REGULATORY BODY REGULATORY CAPACITY REGULATORY DECISIONMAKING REGULATORY EXPERTS REPRESENTATIVES STATE CONTROL TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTES UTILITY REGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY BODIES UTILITIES POWER TELECOMMUNICATIONS ENERGY WATER TRAINING INFORMATION SHARING POLICY MAKING PRIVATE SECTOR PROFESSIONALS Gray, Philip Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World
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description	The wave of infrastructure privatization sweeping the world over the past decade or so has given rise to a new category of professional - the specialist utility regulator. These regulators, charged with administering regulatory frameworks that seek to balance the interests of consumers and investors in technically complex and politically sensitive industries, can have a major impact on the performance of privatized firms, on the cost of investment capital (and thus on infrastructure tariffs), and on the sustainability of reforms. For this reason the development of professional, capable utility regulators should be a key part of reform efforts. While new regulators in any country can expect to face many difficulties, the challenges are particularly daunting for regulators in developing countries. This Note reviews those challenges and presents some of the main strategies for supporting new utility regulators in the developing world.
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title	Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World
title_short	Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World
title_full	Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World
title_fullStr	Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World
title_full_unstemmed	Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World
title_sort	utility regulators : supporting nascent institutions in the developing world
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/09/441581/utility-regulators-supporting-nascent-institutions-developing-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11533
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Utility Regulators : Supporting Nascent Institutions in the Developing World

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