Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure
Nontraditional infrastructure service providers supply many low-income consumers in slums and urban peripheries in developing countries. And technological change has eased entry by new providers. But the current approach to private participation in...
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okr-10986-114732021-04-23T14:02:55Z Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure Brook Cowen, Penelope Tynan, Nicola PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION URBAN POVERTY QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS OF SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ECONOMIC COMPETITION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE SMALL SCALE ENERGY SYSTEMS SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MICROCREDITS INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM MONOPOLIES FREE ENTRY TARIFFS CROSS-SUBSIDIES BULK SUPPLY CITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY GENERATION HOUSING ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS INCOME LAND TENURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MARGINAL COSTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER PLANTS PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE STANDARDS SETTLEMENTS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SLUMS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE UNSAFE DRINKING WATER URBAN POOR UTILITIES WELLS WILLINGNESS TO PAY Nontraditional infrastructure service providers supply many low-income consumers in slums and urban peripheries in developing countries. And technological change has eased entry by new providers. But the current approach to private participation in infrastructure typically gives exclusivity to a local monopoly for a long period. In return, the monopoly utility is obligated to provide service to all in the area at a certain standard, charging a rising block tariff and using some cross-subsidies. This approach can inadvertently erect barriers to improving service for low-income households. Policymakers therefore need to rethink their approach to private participation transactions and their regulation. In particular, they need to focus on facilitating new entry. 2012-08-13T15:10:03Z 2012-08-13T15:10:03Z 1999-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/439953/reaching-urban-poor-private-infrastructure http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11473 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 188 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research |
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PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION URBAN POVERTY QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS OF SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ECONOMIC COMPETITION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE SMALL SCALE ENERGY SYSTEMS SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MICROCREDITS INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM MONOPOLIES FREE ENTRY TARIFFS CROSS-SUBSIDIES BULK SUPPLY CITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY GENERATION HOUSING ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS INCOME LAND TENURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MARGINAL COSTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER PLANTS PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE STANDARDS SETTLEMENTS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SLUMS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE UNSAFE DRINKING WATER URBAN POOR UTILITIES WELLS WILLINGNESS TO PAY |
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PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION URBAN POVERTY QUALITY OF SERVICE STANDARDS OF SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY INFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ECONOMIC COMPETITION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE SMALL SCALE ENERGY SYSTEMS SERVICE PROVIDERS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION MICROCREDITS INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM MONOPOLIES FREE ENTRY TARIFFS CROSS-SUBSIDIES BULK SUPPLY CITIES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CONSUMERS ELECTRICITY GENERATION HOUSING ILLEGAL SETTLEMENTS INCOME LAND TENURE LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MARGINAL COSTS POVERTY ALLEVIATION POWER PLANTS PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SECTOR PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY QUALITY OF SERVICE SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE STANDARDS SETTLEMENTS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SLUMS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE UNSAFE DRINKING WATER URBAN POOR UTILITIES WELLS WILLINGNESS TO PAY Brook Cowen, Penelope Tynan, Nicola Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure |
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Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 188 |
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Nontraditional infrastructure service
providers supply many low-income consumers in slums and
urban peripheries in developing countries. And technological
change has eased entry by new providers. But the current
approach to private participation in infrastructure
typically gives exclusivity to a local monopoly for a long
period. In return, the monopoly utility is obligated to
provide service to all in the area at a certain standard,
charging a rising block tariff and using some
cross-subsidies. This approach can inadvertently erect
barriers to improving service for low-income households.
Policymakers therefore need to rethink their approach to
private participation transactions and their regulation. In
particular, they need to focus on facilitating new entry. |
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Brook Cowen, Penelope Tynan, Nicola |
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Brook Cowen, Penelope Tynan, Nicola |
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Brook Cowen, Penelope |
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Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure |
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Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure |
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Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure |
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Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure |
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Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure |
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reaching the urban poor with private infrastructure |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/439953/reaching-urban-poor-private-infrastructure http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11473 |
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