Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor : A Water and Sanitation Case Study

Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor : A Water and Sanitation Case Study

Direct subsidies are an increasingly popular means of making infrastructure services more affordable to the poor. Under the direct subsidy approach, governments pay part of the water bill of poor households that meet certain criteria. This approach...

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Main Authors: Foster, Vivien, Gómez-Lobos, Andrés, Halpern, Jonathan
Format: Viewpoint
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADEQUATE WATER
ADMINISTRATIVE TERMS
ALTERNATIVE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
CONNECTION SUBSIDY
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
CUBIC METER
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENT USE OF WATER
EXTREME POVERTY
FIXED COSTS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME LEVELS
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
POLICY RESEARCH
POTABLE WATER
POVERTY LINE
PRICE OF WATER
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC WATER
SERVICE PROVISION
SEWERAGE NETWORK
SEWERAGE SERVICES
SIMULATION TECHNIQUES
TOILET FACILITIES
TOWNS
UTILITIES
UTILITY SERVICES
WATER COMPANIES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER SERVICES
WATER UTILITIES
WATER UTILITY
WILLINGNESS TO PAY TARGETED SUBSIDIES
PAYMENTS SYSTEMS
WATER PRICING
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
SEWERAGE
SURVEY DATA
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
INTERVIEWS
SIMULATIONS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/729348/designing-direct-subsidies-poor-water-sanitation-case-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11428

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/729348/designing-direct-subsidies-poor-water-sanitation-case-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11428

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