People and Power: Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central AsiaWorld Bank Publications, 2007 - 227 pages Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor, while direct transfers through social benefit systems have often been inadequately targeted. The book suggests alternative strategies for achieving cost-recovery in the electricity sector in a socially and politically acceptable manner, providing lessons that are equally relevant for other utilities and regions. |
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Page xvii
... political economy conditions and sheds new light on questions of reform—the importance of understanding the effects of reform, problems associated with existing social benefit structures, and the importance of institutional factors in ...
... political economy conditions and sheds new light on questions of reform—the importance of understanding the effects of reform, problems associated with existing social benefit structures, and the importance of institutional factors in ...
Page xxiii
... political pressures mobilizing against it, policy makers and the development community began to turn their efforts to understanding more about the concerns that mobilized opposition to reform. Although hostility to reform came also from ...
... political pressures mobilizing against it, policy makers and the development community began to turn their efforts to understanding more about the concerns that mobilized opposition to reform. Although hostility to reform came also from ...
Page xxvi
... political economy factors. Part 1 provides an introduction, looking at the promises and the problems of reform and the methodology used to assess them. The studies empirically measure the impact of reform by introducing several sources ...
... political economy factors. Part 1 provides an introduction, looking at the promises and the problems of reform and the methodology used to assess them. The studies empirically measure the impact of reform by introducing several sources ...
Page xxvii
... political fallout of reform at a sensitive time in the presidential election cycle. In an attempt to inform policy discussions and lay out alternative scenarios for the government, the study looks at the welfare effects of different ...
... political fallout of reform at a sensitive time in the presidential election cycle. In an attempt to inform policy discussions and lay out alternative scenarios for the government, the study looks at the welfare effects of different ...
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... political reasons, utility service delivery was often highly subsidized and available to consumers at below-cost prices. Supported by government largesse, state-owned utilities had few incentives to raise their own resources or improve ...
... political reasons, utility service delivery was often highly subsidized and available to consumers at below-cost prices. Supported by government largesse, state-owned utilities had few incentives to raise their own resources or improve ...
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