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Utility Privatization and the Needs of the Poor in Latin America : Have We Learned Enough to Get It Right?

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dc.contributor.authorEstache, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorGomez-Lobo, Andres
dc.contributor.authorLeipziger, Danny
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-28T17:18:55Z
dc.date.available2014-08-28T17:18:55Z
dc.date.issued2000-08
dc.description.abstractEfforts to reform utilities can affect poor households in varied, often complex, ways, but it is by no means certain that such reform will hurt vulnerable households. Many myths have been perpetuated in discussions of utility reform - and in many cases poor households have benefited from reform. What is amazing is the extent to which governments, and their advisors - sometimes including multilateral organizations - fail to measure, anticipate, and monitor how the privatization of utilities actually affects the poor. Many questions must still be answered before good general guidelines can be drawn, but the authors offer many suggestions about how social, regulatory, and privatization policy, can increase the benefits of utility reform for poor households. The good news is that many measures can be taken to improve the chances that poor households will benefit from reform. Chief among these is promoting competition, where possible. Essentially what is needed is political commitment to doing the right thing. If policy is weak before privatization, it is going to be weak after privatization as well. Privatization is no substitute for responsible policy on redistribution.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/08/443558/utility-privatization-needs-poor-latin-america-learned-enough-right
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2407
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19814
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 2407
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTUAL COSTS
dc.subjectAIC
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectCONCESSION CONTRACTS
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCROSS SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectDISPOSABLE INCOME
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectFISCAL DEFICITS
dc.subjectFISCAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectFIXED CHARGE
dc.subjectFIXED CHARGES
dc.subjectGARBAGE COLLECTION
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
dc.subjectGNP
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectLABOR INPUTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST PRICING
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectMONTHLY WATER BILL
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNEW ENTRANTS
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPRICE CHANGES
dc.subjectPRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC COMPANIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC COMPANY
dc.subjectPUBLIC ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPUBLIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC WATER
dc.subjectQUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectRIVER WATER
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSEWAGE
dc.subjectTARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectUTILITY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWELFARE GAINS
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleUtility Privatization and the Needs of the Poor in Latin America : Have We Learned Enough to Get It Right?en
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okr.crossref.titleUtility Privatization and the Needs of the Poor in Latin America: Have We Learned Enough to Get It Right?
okr.date.disclosure2000-08-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:18:31.028571Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/08/443558/utility-privatization-needs-poor-latin-america-learned-enough-right
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid557611468773691637
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-2407
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_00081806381617
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum443558
okr.identifier.reportWPS2407
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.sectorPrivate Infrastructure
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Finance and Investment
okr.topicPublic Sector Development::Decentralization
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics and Finance
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.unitGovernance, Regulation, and Finance, World Bank Institute; and the Finance, Private Sector, and Infrastructure Sector Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region
okr.volume1
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