People and Power: Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia, Pagina 419World Bank, 2007 - 227 pagini The debate on how to conduct pro-poor reforms of utilities frequently condemns tariff-based subsidies as socially regressive. But the empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in ECA, where access to utilities is almost universal, 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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... bills . Focus group discussions suggested that one coping mechanism was to pay only a fraction of the bill , maintaining service while accumulating arrears . Another coping mechanism was to monitor consumption closely and then impose ...
... bills . Focus group discussions suggested that one coping mechanism was to pay only a fraction of the bill , maintaining service while accumulating arrears . Another coping mechanism was to monitor consumption closely and then impose ...
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... Bill Amounts and Payments For nonpoor households , although average consumption fell 16 percent , average monthly bills under the new tariff increased 17 percent - from dram 3,010 in 1998 to dram 3,520 in 1999. But these households ...
... Bill Amounts and Payments For nonpoor households , although average consumption fell 16 percent , average monthly bills under the new tariff increased 17 percent - from dram 3,010 in 1998 to dram 3,520 in 1999. But these households ...
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... bills was accurate ( though some expressed doubts about the accuracy of the new meters , which appeared to " go faster " ) . Some also noted the advantage of reduced corruption due to the new meters , though others saw this as a ...
... bills was accurate ( though some expressed doubts about the accuracy of the new meters , which appeared to " go faster " ) . Some also noted the advantage of reduced corruption due to the new meters , though others saw this as a ...
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