People and Power : Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia
Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor, while direct transfers through socia...
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| Format: | Publication |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/06/7197224/people-power-electricity-sector-reforms-poor-europe-central-asia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7175 |
| Summary: | Empirical insights on household behavior
and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal
that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff
based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor,
while direct transfers through social benefit systems have
often been inadequately targeted. The book suggests
alternative strategies for achieving cost-recovery in the
electricity sector in a socially and politically acceptable
manner, providing lessons that are equally relevant for
other utilities and regions. |
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