Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints

Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints

The main purpose of this paper is to argue that the optimal design of regulation of water and sanitation monopolies should be the outcome of a detailed diagnostic of the institutional constraints impacting the ability of the operator -- whether pub...

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Main Authors: Camos, Daniel, Estache, Antonio
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
WATER AND SANITATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATION
INSTITUTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/194881500387672328/Regulating-water-and-sanitation-network-services-accounting-for-institutional-and-informational-constraints
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spelling okr-10986-279572021-06-08T14:42:48Z Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints Camos, Daniel Estache, Antonio WATER AND SANITATION PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATION INSTITUTIONS SERVICE DELIVERY The main purpose of this paper is to argue that the optimal design of regulation of water and sanitation monopolies should be the outcome of a detailed diagnostic of the institutional constraints impacting the ability of the operator -- whether public or private -- to deliver the services. Tailoring the regulatory processes and instruments to account for institutional and informational weaknesses stands a better chance of improving the performance of the sector than the adoption of imported standardized or pre-packaged regulatory tools. 2017-08-24T19:53:03Z 2017-08-24T19:53:03Z 2017-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/194881500387672328/Regulating-water-and-sanitation-network-services-accounting-for-institutional-and-informational-constraints http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27957 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8149 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
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topic WATER AND SANITATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATION
INSTITUTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
spellingShingle WATER AND SANITATION
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REGULATION
INSTITUTIONS
SERVICE DELIVERY
Camos, Daniel
Estache, Antonio
Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8149
description The main purpose of this paper is to argue that the optimal design of regulation of water and sanitation monopolies should be the outcome of a detailed diagnostic of the institutional constraints impacting the ability of the operator -- whether public or private -- to deliver the services. Tailoring the regulatory processes and instruments to account for institutional and informational weaknesses stands a better chance of improving the performance of the sector than the adoption of imported standardized or pre-packaged regulatory tools.
format Working Paper
author Camos, Daniel
Estache, Antonio
author_facet Camos, Daniel
Estache, Antonio
author_sort Camos, Daniel
title Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints
title_short Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints
title_full Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints
title_fullStr Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints
title_full_unstemmed Regulating Water and Sanitation Network Services Accounting for Institutional and Informational Constraints
title_sort regulating water and sanitation network services accounting for institutional and informational constraints
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/194881500387672328/Regulating-water-and-sanitation-network-services-accounting-for-institutional-and-informational-constraints
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