Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?

Utility subsidies to consumers of water and electricity services are often justified as a mechanism for making services affordable for the poor. After all, an estimated 1.1 billion people in the developing world lack access to safe water, 2 billion...

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Main Authors:	Komives, Kristin, Foster, Vivien, Halpern, Jonathan, Wodon, Quentin, Abdullah, Roohi
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAFE WATER BLOCK TARIFFS CITIES CONNECTION CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION COSTS CONNECTIONS CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION INCREASES COST RECOVERY CUBIC METERS CUBIC METERS OF WATER DISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS DRAIN DRINKING WATER ELECTRICITY SERVICES EXCLUSION FIXED CHARGES GDP HOUSEHOLDS INCOME MAINTENANCE COSTS PRICE INCREASES PUBLIC SUBSIDIES PUBLIC TAP PUBLIC TAPS QUALITY OF SERVICE REVENUE COLLECTION SANITATION SUBSIDIZATION TARGETED SUBSIDY TARIFF STRUCTURE USER CHARGES UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES VOLUME OF WATER WATER BILLS WATER SECTOR WATER SOURCES WATER SUBSIDIES WATER SUBSIDY WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/10/10026773/water-electricity-poor-benefits-utility-subsidies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11745

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Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?

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