Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit

In developing countries the provision of water and sanitation services is often subsidized. These subsidies take the form of a general underpricing of water, numerous cross-subsidies, and inefficient billing and collection. An essential part of inf...

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Main Authors:	Gómez-Lobo, Andrés, Foster, Vivien, Halpern, Jonathan
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY AFFORDABLE WATER CONSUMPTION FUNCTION CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONTINGENT VALUATION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LIVING STANDARDS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC WATER SANITATION SERVICES TARIFF STRUCTURE WATER CHARGES WATER COMPANY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER LEVEL WATER METERS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLIES WATER TANKERS WATER USE WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY SANITATION SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SUBSIDIES BILLING WILLINGNESS TO PAY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS METERING PAYMENTS SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/692920/infrastructure-reform-better-subsidies-information-deficit http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11427

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spelling	okr-10986-114272021-04-23T14:02:55Z Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY AFFORDABLE WATER CONSUMPTION FUNCTION CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONTINGENT VALUATION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LIVING STANDARDS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC WATER SANITATION SERVICES TARIFF STRUCTURE WATER CHARGES WATER COMPANY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER LEVEL WATER METERS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLIES WATER TANKERS WATER USE WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY SANITATION SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIES BILLING WATER CONSUMPTION WILLINGNESS TO PAY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS METERING PAYMENTS SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INFORMATION DISSEMINATION In developing countries the provision of water and sanitation services is often subsidized. These subsidies take the form of a general underpricing of water, numerous cross-subsidies, and inefficient billing and collection. An essential part of infrastructure reform is the redesign of subsidies. In the design of an optimal subsidy scheme the key decisions are the choice of eligibility criteria, the level of the subsidy and the budgetary requirements. However, the lack of consistent and reliable data sets which combine socioeconomic and water consumption information may be an important obstacle to making good decisions, undermining efforts to provide affordable water services for the poor. This Note discusses the type of information required, where it can be found, and ways to deal with shortcomings in the data. To illustrate, the Note draws on data from World Bank work in Panama. 2012-08-13T15:02:13Z 2012-08-13T15:02:13Z 2000-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/692920/infrastructure-reform-better-subsidies-information-deficit http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11427 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 212 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Panama
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topic	ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY AFFORDABLE WATER CONSUMPTION FUNCTION CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONTINGENT VALUATION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LIVING STANDARDS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC WATER SANITATION SERVICES TARIFF STRUCTURE WATER CHARGES WATER COMPANY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER LEVEL WATER METERS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLIES WATER TANKERS WATER USE WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY SANITATION SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIES BILLING WATER CONSUMPTION WILLINGNESS TO PAY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS METERING PAYMENTS SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY AFFORDABLE WATER CONSUMPTION FUNCTION CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CONTINGENT VALUATION CROSS-SUBSIDIES CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DURABLE GOODS ECONOMICS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME LIVING STANDARDS POLICY RESEARCH PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC WATER SANITATION SERVICES TARIFF STRUCTURE WATER CHARGES WATER COMPANY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER LEVEL WATER METERS WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLIES WATER TANKERS WATER USE WATER UTILITY WILLINGNESS TO PAY SANITATION SERVICES WATER SUPPLY SUBSIDIES CROSS-SUBSIDIES BILLING WATER CONSUMPTION WILLINGNESS TO PAY HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATORS METERING PAYMENTS SYSTEMS INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM INFORMATION DISSEMINATION Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit
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description	In developing countries the provision of water and sanitation services is often subsidized. These subsidies take the form of a general underpricing of water, numerous cross-subsidies, and inefficient billing and collection. An essential part of infrastructure reform is the redesign of subsidies. In the design of an optimal subsidy scheme the key decisions are the choice of eligibility criteria, the level of the subsidy and the budgetary requirements. However, the lack of consistent and reliable data sets which combine socioeconomic and water consumption information may be an important obstacle to making good decisions, undermining efforts to provide affordable water services for the poor. This Note discusses the type of information required, where it can be found, and ways to deal with shortcomings in the data. To illustrate, the Note draws on data from World Bank work in Panama.
format	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author	Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan
author_facet	Gómez-Lobo, Andrés Foster, Vivien Halpern, Jonathan
author_sort	Gómez-Lobo, Andrés
title	Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit
title_short	Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit
title_full	Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit
title_fullStr	Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit
title_full_unstemmed	Infrastructure Reform, Better Subsidies, and the Information Deficit
title_sort	infrastructure reform, better subsidies, and the information deficit
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/692920/infrastructure-reform-better-subsidies-information-deficit http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11427
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