Water Subsidy Policies : Comparison of the Chilean and Colombian Schemes

Water Subsidy Policies : Comparison of the Chilean and Colombian Schemes

Analysis of two water subsidy schemes a means tested subsidy in Chile and a geographically targeted subsidy in Colombia shows that the means-tested system is better able to identify poor households than the geographically targeted scheme. However,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gomez-Lobo, Andres, Contreras, Dante
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:
CENTRAL BANK
CONCESSION CONTRACTS
CONSUMERS
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DURABLE GOODS
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUSION
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
FUTURE RESEARCH
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME GROUPS
INCOMES
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
LOTTERY
LOW TARIFF
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/17742630/water-subsidy-policies-comparison-chilean-colombian-schemes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17185

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/17742630/water-subsidy-policies-comparison-chilean-colombian-schemes
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17185

Similar Items