Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries

Estache, Antonio; Goicoechea, Ana; Trujillo, Lourdes

doi:10.1596/1813-9450-4081

collection.link.5	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/9
collection.name.5	Policy Research Working Papers
dc.contributor.author	Estache, Antonio
dc.contributor.author	Goicoechea, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Trujillo, Lourdes
dc.date.accessioned	2012-06-22T19:23:01Z
dc.date.available	2012-06-22T19:23:01Z
dc.date.issued	2006-12
dc.date.lastModified	2021-04-23T14:02:41Z
dc.description.abstract	This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads to adjustments in the quantity, quality, and price of services consistent with the profit-maximizing behavior that one would expect from monopolies in the sector. The results suggest that privatization and the introduction of independent regulators have, at best, only partial effects on the consequences of corruption for access, affordability, and quality of utility services.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7249092/utilities-reforms-corruption-developing-countries
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8830
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4081
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	APPROACH
dc.subject	ASSET OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject	CONSULTATIONS
dc.subject	CONSUMERS
dc.subject	CORRUPTION
dc.subject	DATA ANALYSIS
dc.subject	DATA COLLECTION
dc.subject	DECISION MAKING
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subject	EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	ENERGY REGULATORS
dc.subject	ENERGY SECTOR
dc.subject	ENERGY USE
dc.subject	FIGURES
dc.subject	FIXED CHARGE
dc.subject	FUELS
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATION
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATOR
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATORS
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATORY
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES
dc.subject	INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	LATIN AMERICAN
dc.subject	MEDIA
dc.subject	NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	PHONES
dc.subject	POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	PRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subject	PRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PRIVATIZATION
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PUBLIC STANDPIPE
dc.subject	REGIONAL ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	REGULATORY AGENCY
dc.subject	SERVICE QUALITY
dc.subject	SOURCE OF ENERGY
dc.subject	TARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subject	TELECOM SERVICES
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
dc.subject	TELECOMS
dc.subject	TELECOMS SECTOR
dc.subject	TELEPHONE COMPANIES
dc.subject	TELEPHONE SERVICE
dc.subject	TELEPHONES
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subject	UNBUNDLING
dc.subject	URBAN AREA
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	WATER COVERAGE
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER SOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.title	Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries	en
okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/12/7249092/utilities-reforms-corruption-developing-countries
okr.globalpractice	Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice	Governance
okr.globalpractice	Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice	Water
okr.globalpractice	Energy and Extractives
okr.googlescholar.linkpresent	yes
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/1813-9450-4081
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000016406_20061206151405
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	7249092
okr.identifier.report	WPS4081
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2006/12/06/000016406_20061206151405/Rendered/PDF/wps4081.pdf	en
okr.topic	Infrastructure Economics and Finance :: Infrastructure Regulation
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation :: Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topic	Social Development :: Social Accountability
okr.topic	Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic	Energy :: Energy Production and Transportation
okr.unit	Development Research Group (DECRG)
okr.volume	1 of 1

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