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Toward Defining and Measuring the Affordability of Public Utility Services

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dc.contributor.authorKessides, Ioannis
dc.contributor.authorMiniaci, Raffaele
dc.contributor.authorScarpa, Carlo
dc.contributor.authorValbonesi, Paola
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:10:06Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:10:06Z
dc.date.issued2009-04-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the progress made in the literature toward defining and measuring the affordability of utilities. It highlights the relative merits of alternate affordability metrics; the practical challenges to their operationalization, including the underlying data requirements; and their implications for the design, evaluation, and implementation of appropriate affordability programs.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090428083002
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4915
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4106
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4915
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABSOLUTE POVERTY
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectAFFORDABILITY OF ACCESS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectARREARS
dc.subjectAVERAGE COSTS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCALORIE INTAKE
dc.subjectCAPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONFLICT
dc.subjectCONNECTION CHARGE
dc.subjectCONNECTION FEE
dc.subjectCONNECTION FEES
dc.subjectCONNECTION SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCONSTRAINTS ON INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCONSUMER GROUPS
dc.subjectCONSUMER SURPLUS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCOST OF ACCESS
dc.subjectCOST-EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT BANK
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DECISIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC REFORM
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURE
dc.subjectEXPENDITURES
dc.subjectEXPLICIT SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL BURDEN
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DISTRESS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCING ACCESS
dc.subjectFIXED CHARGES
dc.subjectFIXED COST
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT INTERVENTION
dc.subjectHORIZONTAL EQUITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGET
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHOUSING POLICY
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
dc.subjectILLEGAL CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME MEASURES
dc.subjectINCOME SUPPORT
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL ACCESS
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFLATION
dc.subjectINFLATION TAXES
dc.subjectINFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT DECISIONS
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST PRICING
dc.subjectMERIT GOOD
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectNATURAL MONOPOLY
dc.subjectNETWORK EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COSTS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOLICY REVERSAL
dc.subjectPOLITICAL FEASIBILITY
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ANALYSIS
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINES
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROFILE
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPRICE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectPRICE ELASTICITY
dc.subjectPRICE POLICIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPROFIT MOTIVE
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC FINANCE
dc.subjectPUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITY
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectREFORM PROGRAMS
dc.subjectREVENUE ADEQUACY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSERVICE QUALITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIZATION
dc.subjectSUNK COSTS
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTRANSITION ECONOMIES
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY MODEL
dc.subjectUTILITY SERVICES
dc.subjectVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectWATER DEMAND
dc.subjectWATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleToward Defining and Measuring the Affordability of Public Utility Servicesen
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okr.crossref.titleToward Defining And Measuring The Affordability Of Public Utility Services
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid859201468338935200
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4915
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20090428083002
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum10497229
okr.identifier.reportWPS4915
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.region.administrativeThe World Region
okr.sectorPower,Other industry
okr.sectorEnergy and mining,Industry and trade
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development :: Regulation and competition policy
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume1 of 1
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