Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies

Market-oriented reforms of infrastructure in developing countries tend to focus primarily on commercially viable services in urban areas. Nevertheless, an increasing number of countries are beginning to experiment with extending the market paradigm to infrastructure services in rural areas that are often less attractive in commercial terms. In these cases, subsidies are used to close the gap between market requirements and development needs, and are increasingly determined and allocated on a competitive basis. The authors discuss the conditions under which competition among firms for such subsidies-successfully used in the telecommunications sector in a number of middle-income countries-could also be applied to electricity, water and sanitation, and transportation services in lower-income countries.

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Main Authors: Wellenius, Bjorn, Foster, Vivien, Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2004-08
Subjects:RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, RURAL ENERGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, WATER & SANITATION, TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS, BIDDING, BUSINESS MODELS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS STRATEGIES, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, COMMUNAL FACILITIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY WATER, COMPETITIVE BASIS, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, CONNECTION CHARGES, CONNECTION FEE, CONSUMER GOODS, CONTRACTORS, COST RECOVERY, CROSS-SUBSIDIES, DEBT, DEBT FINANCING, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC POLICIES, ELECTRICITY, EXTERNALITIES, FARMS, HAND PUMP, HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS, HOUSEHOLDS, INCOME, INITIAL INVESTMENT, INVESTMENT COST, INVESTMENT COSTS, LEVIES, LICENSES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL OPERATORS, LOCAL WATER, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MARGINAL COST, MARKET DISTORTIONS, MUNICIPALITIES, PAYPHONES, POLICY RESEARCH, POTABLE WATER, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PRIVATE FINANCING, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PRIVATE OPERATORS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PROGRAMS, PROVISION OF SERVICES, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, QUALITY STANDARDS, RADIO, REFRIGERATION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RENEWABLE RESOURCES, RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROADS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL OPERATORS, RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, RURAL TELEPHONY, RURAL WATER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SANITATION SERVICES, SAVINGS, SCALE ECONOMIES, SEPTIC TANK, SERVICE CONTRACTS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS, SERVICE DEVELOPMENT, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICE QUALITY, SERVICE STANDARDS, SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, SMALL MUNICIPALITIES, SMALL TOWNS, SURFACE WATER, TAX, TAX REVENUE, TAXATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECENTERS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, TELEPHONE LINES, TELEPHONES, TELEVISION, TOWN, TOWNS, TRADEOFFS, TRANSPARENCY, URBAN AREAS, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SUPPLY, USER CHARGES, WASTEWATER TREATMENT, WATER, WATER COVERAGE, WATER DISTRIBUTION, WATER QUALITY, WATER SERVICE, WATER SERVICES, WATER SOURCES, WATER SUPPLIES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY COMPANY, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WATER SYSTEM, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER USER, WILLINGNESS TO PAY,
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spelling dig-okr-10986141682024-08-08T17:31:51Z Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies Wellenius, Bjorn Foster, Vivien Malmberg-Calvo, Christina RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR WATER & SANITATION TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS BIDDING BUSINESS MODELS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS BUSINESS STRATEGIES CAPITAL INVESTMENTS COMMUNAL FACILITIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY WATER COMPETITIVE BASIS COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONNECTION CHARGES CONNECTION FEE CONSUMER GOODS CONTRACTORS COST RECOVERY CROSS-SUBSIDIES DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ELECTRICITY EXTERNALITIES FARMS HAND PUMP HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INITIAL INVESTMENT INVESTMENT COST INVESTMENT COSTS LEVIES LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL OPERATORS LOCAL WATER MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COST MARKET DISTORTIONS MUNICIPALITIES PAYPHONES POLICY RESEARCH POTABLE WATER PRIVATE COMPANIES PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATOR PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC TRANSPORT QUALITY STANDARDS RADIO REFRIGERATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RENEWABLE RESOURCES RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION REVENUE COLLECTION ROADS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL OPERATORS RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RURAL TELEPHONY RURAL WATER RURAL WATER SUPPLY SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SERVICES SAVINGS SCALE ECONOMIES SEPTIC TANK SERVICE CONTRACTS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS SERVICE DEVELOPMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SERVICE QUALITY SERVICE STANDARDS SEWERAGE SYSTEMS SMALL MUNICIPALITIES SMALL TOWNS SURFACE WATER TAX TAX REVENUE TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECENTERS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELEPHONE LINES TELEPHONES TELEVISION TOWN TOWNS TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY URBAN AREAS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY USER CHARGES WASTEWATER TREATMENT WATER WATER COVERAGE WATER DISTRIBUTION WATER QUALITY WATER SERVICE WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLIES WATER SUPPLY WATER SUPPLY COMPANY WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS WATER SYSTEM WATER SYSTEMS WATER USER WILLINGNESS TO PAY Market-oriented reforms of infrastructure in developing countries tend to focus primarily on commercially viable services in urban areas. Nevertheless, an increasing number of countries are beginning to experiment with extending the market paradigm to infrastructure services in rural areas that are often less attractive in commercial terms. In these cases, subsidies are used to close the gap between market requirements and development needs, and are increasingly determined and allocated on a competitive basis. The authors discuss the conditions under which competition among firms for such subsidies-successfully used in the telecommunications sector in a number of middle-income countries-could also be applied to electricity, water and sanitation, and transportation services in lower-income countries. 2013-06-25T15:44:57Z 2013-06-25T15:44:57Z 2004-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5064627/private-provision-rural-infrastructure-services-competing-subsidies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14168 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3365 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, D.C.
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topic RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
WATER & SANITATION
TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS
BIDDING
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
COMMUNAL FACILITIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY WATER
COMPETITIVE BASIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
COST RECOVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EXTERNALITIES
FARMS
HAND PUMP
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INITIAL INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MUNICIPALITIES
PAYPHONES
POLICY RESEARCH
POTABLE WATER
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REFRIGERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROADS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL OPERATORS
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RURAL TELEPHONY
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCALE ECONOMIES
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
SMALL TOWNS
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECENTERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
USER CHARGES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER USER
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
WATER & SANITATION
TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS
BIDDING
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
COMMUNAL FACILITIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY WATER
COMPETITIVE BASIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
COST RECOVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EXTERNALITIES
FARMS
HAND PUMP
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INITIAL INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MUNICIPALITIES
PAYPHONES
POLICY RESEARCH
POTABLE WATER
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REFRIGERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROADS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL OPERATORS
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RURAL TELEPHONY
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCALE ECONOMIES
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
SMALL TOWNS
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECENTERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
USER CHARGES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER USER
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
spellingShingle RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
WATER & SANITATION
TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS
BIDDING
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
COMMUNAL FACILITIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY WATER
COMPETITIVE BASIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
COST RECOVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EXTERNALITIES
FARMS
HAND PUMP
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INITIAL INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MUNICIPALITIES
PAYPHONES
POLICY RESEARCH
POTABLE WATER
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REFRIGERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROADS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL OPERATORS
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RURAL TELEPHONY
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCALE ECONOMIES
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
SMALL TOWNS
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECENTERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
USER CHARGES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER USER
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
WATER & SANITATION
TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS
BIDDING
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
COMMUNAL FACILITIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY WATER
COMPETITIVE BASIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
COST RECOVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EXTERNALITIES
FARMS
HAND PUMP
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INITIAL INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MUNICIPALITIES
PAYPHONES
POLICY RESEARCH
POTABLE WATER
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REFRIGERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROADS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL OPERATORS
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RURAL TELEPHONY
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCALE ECONOMIES
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
SMALL TOWNS
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECENTERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
USER CHARGES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER USER
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Wellenius, Bjorn
Foster, Vivien
Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
description Market-oriented reforms of infrastructure in developing countries tend to focus primarily on commercially viable services in urban areas. Nevertheless, an increasing number of countries are beginning to experiment with extending the market paradigm to infrastructure services in rural areas that are often less attractive in commercial terms. In these cases, subsidies are used to close the gap between market requirements and development needs, and are increasingly determined and allocated on a competitive basis. The authors discuss the conditions under which competition among firms for such subsidies-successfully used in the telecommunications sector in a number of middle-income countries-could also be applied to electricity, water and sanitation, and transportation services in lower-income countries.
topic_facet RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ENERGY
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
WATER & SANITATION
TRANSPORT SERVICES ACCESS BARRIERS
BIDDING
BUSINESS MODELS
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS STRATEGIES
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
COMMUNAL FACILITIES
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY WATER
COMPETITIVE BASIS
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONNECTION CHARGES
CONNECTION FEE
CONSUMER GOODS
CONTRACTORS
COST RECOVERY
CROSS-SUBSIDIES
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DOMESTIC CONNECTIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC POLICIES
ELECTRICITY
EXTERNALITIES
FARMS
HAND PUMP
HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INITIAL INVESTMENT
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
LEVIES
LICENSES
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
LOCAL OPERATORS
LOCAL WATER
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARGINAL COST
MARKET DISTORTIONS
MUNICIPALITIES
PAYPHONES
POLICY RESEARCH
POTABLE WATER
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE OPERATOR
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROGRAMS
PROVISION OF SERVICES
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SERVICE
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
QUALITY STANDARDS
RADIO
REFRIGERATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RENEWABLE RESOURCES
RESPONSIBILITY FOR SERVICE PROVISION
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROADS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL OPERATORS
RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
RURAL TELEPHONY
RURAL WATER
RURAL WATER SUPPLY
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SERVICES
SAVINGS
SCALE ECONOMIES
SEPTIC TANK
SERVICE CONTRACTS
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE DELIVERY MECHANISMS
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE PROVISION
SERVICE QUALITY
SERVICE STANDARDS
SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
SMALL MUNICIPALITIES
SMALL TOWNS
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TAX REVENUE
TAXATION
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TELECENTERS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR
TELEPHONE LINES
TELEPHONES
TELEVISION
TOWN
TOWNS
TRADEOFFS
TRANSPARENCY
URBAN AREAS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
USER CHARGES
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
WATER
WATER COVERAGE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER SERVICE
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCES
WATER SUPPLIES
WATER SUPPLY
WATER SUPPLY COMPANY
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
WATER SYSTEM
WATER SYSTEMS
WATER USER
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
author Wellenius, Bjorn
Foster, Vivien
Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
author_facet Wellenius, Bjorn
Foster, Vivien
Malmberg-Calvo, Christina
author_sort Wellenius, Bjorn
title Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_short Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_full Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_fullStr Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_full_unstemmed Private Provision of Rural Infrastructure Services: Competing for Subsidies
title_sort private provision of rural infrastructure services: competing for subsidies
publisher World Bank, Washington, D.C.
publishDate 2004-08
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/08/5064627/private-provision-rural-infrastructure-services-competing-subsidies
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