Big Challenges, Small States : Regulatory Options to Overcome Infrastructure Constraints

Ehrhardt, David; Oliver, Chloë

collection.link.179	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9410
collection.name.179	Gridlines
dc.contributor.author	Ehrhardt, David
dc.contributor.author	Oliver, Chloë
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T12:44:12Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T12:44:12Z
dc.date.issued	2007-05
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:51Z
dc.description.abstract	Small island economies face special challenges in providing affordable infrastructure services. Effective regulation can help, by encouraging providers to seek innovative solutions better suited for small and remote islands. But conventional regulation may be out of reach for small islands, requiring more money, competence, and independence than they have. Low-discretion rules and light or regional regulatory bodies may be good alternatives.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8339480/big-challenges-small-states-regulatory-options-overcome-infrastructure-constraints
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10689
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Gridlines; No. 24
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject	BENCHMARKING
dc.subject	COMPETITION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	CONCESSION
dc.subject	CONCESSION CONTRACTS
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CONTRACTS FOR WATER
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE REGULATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	END-USER
dc.subject	EXTERNAL CONSULTANTS
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATORS
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATORY
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BODIES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	INSTITUTION
dc.subject	INTERCONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject	INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES
dc.subject	JOINT OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	KNOWLEDGE DISSEMINATION
dc.subject	LICENSING
dc.subject	LOWER PRICES
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONES
dc.subject	NATURAL MONOPOLY
dc.subject	NETWORK SERVICES
dc.subject	NEW TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject	PACIFIC ISLANDS
dc.subject	PHONE
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	PRICE CONTROLS
dc.subject	PRIVATE COMPANIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE FIRMS
dc.subject	PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
dc.subject	PRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subject	QUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subject	REGULATED INDUSTRIES
dc.subject	REGULATION BY CONTRACT
dc.subject	REGULATORS
dc.subject	REGULATORY APPROACHES
dc.subject	REGULATORY AUTHORITY
dc.subject	REGULATORY CHANGES
dc.subject	REGULATORY COOPERATION
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	REGULATORY ISSUES
dc.subject	REGULATORY OPTIONS
dc.subject	REGULATORY RULES
dc.subject	RULES
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SERVICE STANDARDS
dc.subject	TARGETS
dc.subject	TARIFF REVIEWS
dc.subject	TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS REGULATOR
dc.subject	TOTAL REVENUE
dc.subject	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.subject	USES
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	UTILITY REGULATION
dc.subject	UTILITY REGULATORS
dc.subject	UTILITY SECTORS
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER UTILITY
dc.subject	WEB
dc.title	Big Challenges, Small States : Regulatory Options to Overcome Infrastructure Constraints	en
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/05/8339480/big-challenges-small-states-regulatory-options-overcome-infrastructure-constraints
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Trade and Competitiveness
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000310607_20070920105359
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	8339480
okr.identifier.report	40916
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2007/09/20/000310607_20070920105359/Rendered/PDF/409160Gridlines0240SmaIl0states01PUBLIC1.pdf	en
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance :: Infrastructure Regulation
okr.topic	Regulatory Regimes
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance :: Infrastructure Economics
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance :: Private Participation in Infrastructure
okr.topic	Private Sector Development :: E-Business
okr.topic	Public Sector Development
okr.unit	Public-Priv Infra Advsry Fcility (PPIAF)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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