Utility Pricing and the Poor : Lessons from Armenia

Utility Pricing and the Poor : Lessons from Armenia

Increasing cost recovery for utilities is a cornerstone of the Government of Armenia's economic reform program. This report assesses the 1999 electricity tariff increase and the potential for future improved water sector cost recovery, with pa...

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Main Authors:	Lampietti, Julian A., Kolb, Anthony A., Gulyani, Sumila, Avenesyan, Vahram
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	AIR POLLUTION BILL COLLECTION BILLING BIOMASS CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL PLANNING CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION PATTERNS COOLING COST RECOVERY COST-RECOVERY CPI CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION DEBT DEFORESTATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DRINKING WATER ECOLOGY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC SITUATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE ELECTRICITY ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS EQUILIBRIUM EXPENDITURES EXTERNAL COSTS FIXED TARIFF FOREST MANAGEMENT GOVERNANCE OF WATER HEAT HOURS OF SERVICE HOUSEHOLD BUDGET HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD DEMAND HOUSEHOLD DEMAND FOR WATER HOUSEHOLD WATER HOUSEHOLD WATER CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLDS IMPORTS INCOME INFLATION IRRIGATION IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT LANDFILLS LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MANAGEMENT OF WATER MARGINAL COST MARKET PRICES MINING PLUMBING POVERTY LINE PRICE CHANGES PRICE DISTORTIONS PRICE OF WATER REAL WAGES RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESOURCE ALLOCATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE IMPROVEMENT SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE GROWTH TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS TARIFF INCREASE TARIFF REFORM UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS URBAN HOUSEHOLDS UTILITIES UTILITY REVENUES UTILITY SERVICES WASTEWATER WATER BILLS WATER CONSERVATION WATER CONSUMPTION WATER DEMAND WATER MARKETS WATER METERS WATER NETWORKS WATER PRICES WATER PRICING WATER QUALITY WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR REFORM WATER SERVICE WATER SOURCE WATER SUPPLY WATER SYSTEM WATER TARIFF WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES WATER UTILITY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1121264/utility-pricing-poor-lessons-armenia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13913

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/05/1121264/utility-pricing-poor-lessons-armenia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13913