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Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor : A Water and Sanitation Case Study

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dc.contributor.authorGómez-Lobos, Andrés
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.contributor.authorHalpern, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T15:02:35Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T15:02:35Z
dc.date.issued2000-06
dc.description.abstractDirect subsidies are an increasingly popular means of making infrastructure services more affordable to the poor. Under the direct subsidy approach, governments pay part of the water bill of poor households that meet certain criteria. This approach was first used in water sector reforms in Chile in the early 1990s and is an alternative to the traditional method in which governments pay subsidies directly to utilities, often allowing the price of water to fall below economic costs indiscriminately. This Note illustrates how simulation techniques can be used to inform the design of direct subsidy schemes, ensuring that they are both cost-effective and accurate in reaching the target population.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/729348/designing-direct-subsidies-poor-water-sanitation-case-study
dc.identifier.citationViewpoint. -- Note no. 211 (June 2000)
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11428
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11428
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesViewpoint
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectADEQUATE WATER
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE TERMS
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE POLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectCONNECTION SUBSIDY
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION LEVELS
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEFFICIENT USE OF WATER
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFIXED COSTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPERVERSE INCENTIVES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOTABLE WATER
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPRICE OF WATER
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC WATER
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSEWERAGE NETWORK
dc.subjectSEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subjectSIMULATION TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectTOILET FACILITIES
dc.subjectTOWNS
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER COMPANIES
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER UTILITY
dc.subjectWILLINGNESS TO PAY TARGETED SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectPAYMENTS SYSTEMS
dc.subjectWATER PRICING
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
dc.subjectWATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS
dc.subjectSEWERAGE
dc.subjectSURVEY DATA
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.titleDesigning Direct Subsidies for the Poor : A Water and Sanitation Case Studyen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/729348/designing-direct-subsidies-poor-water-sanitation-case-study
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum729348
okr.identifier.report21467
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America and Caribbean
okr.region.countryChile
okr.sectorOther Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.unitFin & Private Sector Develop VP
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