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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spelling	okr-10986-141682021-04-23T14:03:21Z Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies Wellenius, Bjorn Foster, Vivien Malmberg-Calvo, Christina 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 ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR 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 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 to infrastructure services in rural areas that are often less attractive in commercial terms. In these cases, subsidies are used to close the gap between market requirements and development needs, and are increasingly determined and allocated on a competitive basis. The authors discuss the conditions under which competition among firms for such subsidies-successfully used in the telecommunications sector in a number of middle-income countries-could also be applied to electricity, water and sanitation, and transportation services in lower-income countries. 2013-06-25T15:44:57Z 2013-06-25T15:44:57Z 2004-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5064627/private-provision-rural-infrastructure-services-competing-subsidies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14168 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3365 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	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 ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR 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
spellingShingle	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 ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE 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 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR 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 Wellenius, Bjorn Foster, Vivien Malmberg-Calvo, Christina Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No.3365
description	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 to infrastructure services in rural areas that are often less attractive in commercial terms. In these cases, subsidies are used to close the gap between market requirements and development needs, and are increasingly determined and allocated on a competitive basis. The authors discuss the conditions under which competition among firms for such subsidies-successfully used in the telecommunications sector in a number of middle-income countries-could also be applied to electricity, water and sanitation, and transportation services in lower-income countries.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Wellenius, Bjorn Foster, Vivien Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
author_facet	Wellenius, Bjorn Foster, Vivien Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
author_sort	Wellenius, Bjorn
title	Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_short	Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_full	Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_fullStr	Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_full_unstemmed	Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_sort	private provision of rural infrastructure services: competing for subsidies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5064627/private-provision-rural-infrastructure-services-competing-subsidies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14168
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