Economic Regulation of Urban Water and Sanitation Services
The design of regulation for water
supply and sanitation (WSS) services has tended to follow a
check-box approach - diagnose the need, prescribe an
independent regulator or similar model (often developed in a
different sector or country), and hope for the best. This
approach has not always worked well. Regulation cannot solve
all the problems that confront WSS services, and imported
models may not work locally. Regulation must be based on a
clear understanding of its capabilities and limits. Its
design must reflect not only key principles of regulation,
but also local needs, local legal instruments, and local
organizations. Economic regulation addresses the problems
posed by natural monopolies by compelling service providers
to keep costs down, charge fair prices, and provide good
service. An effective system also designates an entity to
implement and enforce the regulations. Together, these
functions remain limited in scope. To complement and
reinforce economic regulation, a supportive policy
environment and good governance of service providers are
required. In short, economic regulation should be designed
in tandem with other reform efforts.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Ehrhardt, David,
Groom, Eric,
Halpern, Jonathan,
O'Connor, Seini |
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| Format: | Brief
biblioteca
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| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2008-06
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| Subjects: | BARRIERS TO ENTRY,
BENCHMARKING,
CONCESSION CONTRACTS,
DESIGN OF REGULATION,
ECONOMIC REGULATION,
EFFECTIVE REGULATORS,
GOOD REGULATORY SYSTEM,
INDEPENDENT REGULATION,
INDEPENDENT REGULATOR,
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY,
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY,
INDEPENDENT REGULATORY BODIES,
LEGAL INSTRUMENT,
LEGAL INSTRUMENTS,
LEGISLATION,
PRIVATE PROVIDERS,
PRIVATE UTILITIES,
PUBLIC SERVICE,
PUBLIC SERVICE PROVIDERS,
PUBLIC UTILITIES,
REGULATION BY AGENCY,
REGULATION BY CONTRACT,
REGULATORS,
REGULATORY AGENCY,
REGULATORY DECISIONS,
REGULATORY DESIGN,
REGULATORY DISCRETION,
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK,
REGULATORY FUNCTIONS,
REGULATORY INDEPENDENCE,
REGULATORY INSTRUMENT,
REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS,
REGULATORY MECHANISM,
REGULATORY MODEL,
REGULATORY OBJECTIVES,
REGULATORY OFFICE,
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT,
REGULATORY PROCESSES,
REGULATORY REGIME,
REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES,
REGULATORY RULES,
SANITATION,
SANITATION SERVICES,
SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS,
SERVICE PROVIDER,
SERVICE PROVIDERS,
SERVICE STANDARDS,
TARIFF INCREASE,
URBAN WATER,
WATER SECTOR,
WATER SUPPLY, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9676983/economic-regulation-urban-water-sanitation-services
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11755
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