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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Main Authors:	Brook Cowen, Penelope, Tynan, Nicola
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	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 SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE STANDARDS SETTLEMENTS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SLUMS SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION UNSAFE DRINKING WATER URBAN POOR UTILITIES WELLS WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/439953/reaching-urban-poor-private-infrastructure http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11473

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spelling	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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topic	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
spellingShingle	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
relation	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 188
description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author	Brook Cowen, Penelope Tynan, Nicola
author_facet	Brook Cowen, Penelope Tynan, Nicola
author_sort	Brook Cowen, Penelope
title	Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure
title_short	Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure
title_full	Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure
title_fullStr	Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure
title_full_unstemmed	Reaching the Urban Poor with Private Infrastructure
title_sort	reaching the urban poor with private infrastructure
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1999/06/439953/reaching-urban-poor-private-infrastructure http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11473
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