Direct 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.
Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Foster, Vivien,
Gómez-Lobos, Andrés,
Halpern, Jonathan |
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| Format: | Viewpoint
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2000-06
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| Subjects: | ADEQUATE WATER,
ADMINISTRATIVE TERMS,
ALTERNATIVE POLICY INSTRUMENTS,
CONNECTION SUBSIDY,
CONSUMERS,
CONSUMPTION LEVELS,
CUBIC METER,
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES,
ECONOMIC INCENTIVES,
ECONOMICS,
EFFICIENT USE OF WATER,
EXTREME POVERTY,
FIXED COSTS,
HOUSEHOLDS,
INCOME,
INCOME LEVELS,
LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
PERVERSE INCENTIVES,
POLICY RESEARCH,
POTABLE WATER,
POVERTY LINE,
PRICE OF WATER,
PRIVATE SECTOR,
PUBLIC HEALTH,
PUBLIC WATER,
SERVICE PROVISION,
SEWERAGE NETWORK,
SEWERAGE SERVICES,
SIMULATION TECHNIQUES,
TOILET FACILITIES,
TOWNS,
UTILITIES,
UTILITY SERVICES,
WATER COMPANIES,
WATER CONSUMPTION,
WATER SERVICES,
WATER UTILITIES,
WATER UTILITY,
WILLINGNESS TO PAY TARGETED SUBSIDIES,
PAYMENTS SYSTEMS,
WATER PRICING,
NEEDS ASSESSMENT,
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA,
WATER SERVICE CONNECTIONS,
SEWERAGE,
SURVEY DATA,
HOUSEHOLD INCOME,
HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE SURVEYS,
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS,
INTERVIEWS,
SIMULATIONS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/729348/designing-direct-subsidies-poor-water-sanitation-case-study
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11428
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