Pricing, Subsidies, and the Poor : Demand for Improved Water Services in Central America

Pricing, Subsidies, and the Poor : Demand for Improved Water Services in Central America

Reformulating tariff and subsidy policies is central to improving water and sanitation services in developing countries. The traditional model of state enterprise service provision, coupled with residential tariffs set well below the cost of servic...

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Main Authors: Walker, Ian, Ordonez, Fidel, Serrano, Pedro, Halpern, Jonathan
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ADEQUATE WATER
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
CISTERNS
CONTINGENT VALUATION
COST OF WATER
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DEMAND CURVES
DEMAND FOR WATER
DOMESTIC WATER
EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPENDITURES
FIXED CHARGES
FIXED FEE
HEALTH STATUS
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD WATER
HOUSEHOLD WATER DEMAND
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INVESTMENT SUBSIDIES
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MICROECONOMICS
NATIONAL WATER COMPANY
OPPORTUNITY COST OF WATER
PIPED WATER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POTABLE WATER
PRICE OF WATER
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
PUBLIC WATER
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAW WATER
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RIVER BASINS
SAFE WATER
SANITATION SERVICES
SECTORAL POLICY
SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE SERVICES
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
SMALL CITIES
SMALL SURCHARGE
STORAGE CAPACITY
TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
TARIFF REFORM
TARIFF SETTING
TARIFF STRUCTURE
URBAN AREAS
WASTEWATER
WASTEWATER COLLECTION
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
WATER CHARGE
WATER COMPANIES
WATER COMPANY
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DEMAND
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER METERS
WATER PRICES
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY COMPANIES
WATER SYSTEM
WATER TARIFF
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USERS
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717473/pricing-subsidies-poor-demand-improved-water-services-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19770

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/11/717473/pricing-subsidies-poor-demand-improved-water-services-central-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19770

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