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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... utility provision versus direct transfers to the poor . In contrast with other regions where reforms are aimed at increasing access to utility infrastructure , as a result of the Soviet legacy , countries in ECA have enjoyed almost ...
... utility provision versus direct transfers to the poor . In contrast with other regions where reforms are aimed at increasing access to utility infrastructure , as a result of the Soviet legacy , countries in ECA have enjoyed almost ...
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... utility service delivery was often highly sub- sidized and available to consumers at below - cost prices . Supported by government largesse , state - owned utilities had few incentives to raise their own resources or improve the ...
... utility service delivery was often highly sub- sidized and available to consumers at below - cost prices . Supported by government largesse , state - owned utilities had few incentives to raise their own resources or improve the ...
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... utility records is illus- trated in the Georgia study , which displayed significant discrepancies between reported and utility data . Payments reported in the HBS were consistently higher than those recorded by the utility , a finding ...
... utility records is illus- trated in the Georgia study , which displayed significant discrepancies between reported and utility data . Payments reported in the HBS were consistently higher than those recorded by the utility , a finding ...
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