Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services

The design of regulation for water supply and sanitation (WSS) services has tended to follow a check-box approach - diagnose the need, prescribe an independent regulator or similar model (often developed in a different sector or country), and hope...

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Main Authors: Ehrhardt, David, Groom, Eric, Halpern, Jonathan, O'Connor, Seini
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676983/economic-regulation-urban-water-sanitation-services
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spelling okr-10986-117552021-04-23T14:02:57Z Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services Ehrhardt, David Groom, Eric Halpern, Jonathan O'Connor, Seini BARRIERS TO ENTRY BENCHMARKING CONCESSION CONTRACTS DESIGN OF REGULATION ECONOMIC REGULATION EFFECTIVE REGULATORS GOOD REGULATORY SYSTEM INDEPENDENT REGULATION INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BODIES LEGAL INSTRUMENT LEGAL INSTRUMENTS LEGISLATION PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE UTILITIES PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATION BY AGENCY REGULATION BY CONTRACT REGULATORS REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY DECISIONS REGULATORY DESIGN REGULATORY DISCRETION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FUNCTIONS REGULATORY INDEPENDENCE REGULATORY INSTRUMENT REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REGULATORY MECHANISM REGULATORY MODEL REGULATORY OBJECTIVES REGULATORY OFFICE REGULATORY OVERSIGHT REGULATORY PROCESSES REGULATORY REGIME REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES REGULATORY RULES SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE STANDARDS TARIFF INCREASE URBAN WATER WATER SECTOR WATER SUPPLY The design of regulation for water supply and sanitation (WSS) services has tended to follow a check-box approach - diagnose the need, prescribe an independent regulator or similar model (often developed in a different sector or country), and hope for the best. This approach has not always worked well. Regulation cannot solve all the problems that confront WSS services, and imported models may not work locally. Regulation must be based on a clear understanding of its capabilities and limits. Its design must reflect not only key principles of regulation, but also local needs, local legal instruments, and local organizations. Economic regulation addresses the problems posed by natural monopolies by compelling service providers to keep costs down, charge fair prices, and provide good service. An effective system also designates an entity to implement and enforce the regulations. Together, these functions remain limited in scope. To complement and reinforce economic regulation, a supportive policy environment and good governance of service providers are required. In short, economic regulation should be designed in tandem with other reform efforts. 2012-08-13T15:56:00Z 2012-08-13T15:56:00Z 2008-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676983/economic-regulation-urban-water-sanitation-services http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11755 English Water P-Notes; No. 6 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research
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topic BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARKING
CONCESSION CONTRACTS
DESIGN OF REGULATION
ECONOMIC REGULATION
EFFECTIVE REGULATORS
GOOD REGULATORY SYSTEM
INDEPENDENT REGULATION
INDEPENDENT REGULATOR
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BODIES
LEGAL INSTRUMENT
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
LEGISLATION
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE UTILITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATION BY AGENCY
REGULATION BY CONTRACT
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY DECISIONS
REGULATORY DESIGN
REGULATORY DISCRETION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
REGULATORY INDEPENDENCE
REGULATORY INSTRUMENT
REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS
REGULATORY MECHANISM
REGULATORY MODEL
REGULATORY OBJECTIVES
REGULATORY OFFICE
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REGULATORY PROCESSES
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES
REGULATORY RULES
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE STANDARDS
TARIFF INCREASE
URBAN WATER
WATER SECTOR
WATER SUPPLY
spellingShingle BARRIERS TO ENTRY
BENCHMARKING
CONCESSION CONTRACTS
DESIGN OF REGULATION
ECONOMIC REGULATION
EFFECTIVE REGULATORS
GOOD REGULATORY SYSTEM
INDEPENDENT REGULATION
INDEPENDENT REGULATOR
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BODIES
LEGAL INSTRUMENT
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS
LEGISLATION
PRIVATE PROVIDERS
PRIVATE UTILITIES
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATION BY AGENCY
REGULATION BY CONTRACT
REGULATORS
REGULATORY AGENCY
REGULATORY DECISIONS
REGULATORY DESIGN
REGULATORY DISCRETION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS
REGULATORY INDEPENDENCE
REGULATORY INSTRUMENT
REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS
REGULATORY MECHANISM
REGULATORY MODEL
REGULATORY OBJECTIVES
REGULATORY OFFICE
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
REGULATORY PROCESSES
REGULATORY REGIME
REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES
REGULATORY RULES
SANITATION
SANITATION SERVICES
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
SERVICE PROVIDER
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE STANDARDS
TARIFF INCREASE
URBAN WATER
WATER SECTOR
WATER SUPPLY
Ehrhardt, David
Groom, Eric
Halpern, Jonathan
O'Connor, Seini
Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
relation Water P-Notes; No. 6
description The design of regulation for water supply and sanitation (WSS) services has tended to follow a check-box approach - diagnose the need, prescribe an independent regulator or similar model (often developed in a different sector or country), and hope for the best. This approach has not always worked well. Regulation cannot solve all the problems that confront WSS services, and imported models may not work locally. Regulation must be based on a clear understanding of its capabilities and limits. Its design must reflect not only key principles of regulation, but also local needs, local legal instruments, and local organizations. Economic regulation addresses the problems posed by natural monopolies by compelling service providers to keep costs down, charge fair prices, and provide good service. An effective system also designates an entity to implement and enforce the regulations. Together, these functions remain limited in scope. To complement and reinforce economic regulation, a supportive policy environment and good governance of service providers are required. In short, economic regulation should be designed in tandem with other reform efforts.
format Publications & Research :: Brief
author Ehrhardt, David
Groom, Eric
Halpern, Jonathan
O'Connor, Seini
author_facet Ehrhardt, David
Groom, Eric
Halpern, Jonathan
O'Connor, Seini
author_sort Ehrhardt, David
title Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
title_short Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
title_full Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
title_fullStr Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
title_full_unstemmed Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
title_sort economic regulation of urban water and sanitation services
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676983/economic-regulation-urban-water-sanitation-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11755
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