Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries

This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption...

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Main Authors:	Estache, Antonio, Goicoechea, Ana, Trujillo, Lourdes
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420 Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises Privatization Contracting Out L330 Utilities: General L970 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5697

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spelling	okr-10986-56972021-04-23T14:02:23Z Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Trujillo, Lourdes Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law K420 Comparison of Public and Private Enterprises Privatization Contracting Out L330 Utilities: General L970 Industry Studies: Utilities and Transportation: Government Policy L980 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads to adjustments in the quantity, quality, and price of services consistent with the profit-maximizing behavior that one would expect from monopolies in the sector. Finally, our results suggest that privatization and the introduction of independent regulators have, at best, only partial effects on the consequences of corruption for access, affordability, and quality of utilities services. 2012-03-30T07:34:05Z 2012-03-30T07:34:05Z 2009 Journal Article Utilities Policy 09571787 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5697 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article
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description	This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads to adjustments in the quantity, quality, and price of services consistent with the profit-maximizing behavior that one would expect from monopolies in the sector. Finally, our results suggest that privatization and the introduction of independent regulators have, at best, only partial effects on the consequences of corruption for access, affordability, and quality of utilities services.
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author	Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Trujillo, Lourdes
author_facet	Estache, Antonio Goicoechea, Ana Trujillo, Lourdes
author_sort	Estache, Antonio
title	Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries
title_short	Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries
title_full	Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries
title_fullStr	Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries
title_sort	utilities reforms and corruption in developing countries
publishDate	2012
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Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries

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