Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies

Market-oriented reforms of infrastructure in developing countries tend to focus primarily on commercially viable services in urban areas. Nevertheless, an increasing number of countries are beginning to experiment with extending the market paradigm...

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Main Authors:	Wellenius, Bjorn, Foster, Vivien, Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR WATER & SANITATION TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS BIDDING BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGIES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNAL FACILITIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WATER COMPETITIVE BASIS COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION FEE CONSUMER GOODS CONTRACTORS COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ELECTRICITY EXTERNALITIES FARMS HAND PUMP HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INITIAL INVESTMENT INVESTMENT COST INVESTMENT COSTS LEVIES LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL OPERATORS LOCAL WATER MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COST MARKET DISTORTIONS MUNICIPALITIES PAYPHONES POLICY RESEARCH POTABLE WATER PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY STANDARDS RADIO REFRIGERATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION REVENUE COLLECTION ROADS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL OPERATORS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONY RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SCALE ECONOMIES SEPTIC TANK SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS SERVICE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SMALL MUNICIPALITIES SMALL TOWNS SURFACE WATER TAX TAX REVENUE TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECENTERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION TOWN TOWNS TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY USER CHARGES WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER WATER COVERAGE WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER QUALITY WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY COMPANY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS WATER USER WILLINGNESS TO PAY
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