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 viii
... Households Respond to Tariff Increases? 114 Effect of Reform on Consumption 114 Household Electricity Demand Model 115 How Much Households Need to Be Compensated 117 Differences between the Poor and Nonpoor 118 Availability of ...
... Households Respond to Tariff Increases? 114 Effect of Reform on Consumption 114 Household Electricity Demand Model 115 How Much Households Need to Be Compensated 117 Differences between the Poor and Nonpoor 118 Availability of ...
Page xii
... Households' Budget Shares 116 7.6 Household Consumption and Income Loss under Alternative Tariff Scenarios 117 7.7 Compensation for the Poor in Baku Should Be Higher 118 7.8 Households with Less Access to Substitutes Consume More ...
... Households' Budget Shares 116 7.6 Household Consumption and Income Loss under Alternative Tariff Scenarios 117 7.7 Compensation for the Poor in Baku Should Be Higher 118 7.8 Households with Less Access to Substitutes Consume More ...
Page xiii
... Households in 2002 196 A2.13 Water Sector Access, Payment, and Affordability for Rural Households in 2002 197 A2.14 ... Poor Spend a Larger Share of Their Income on Electricity 38 3.3 The Rural Poor Spend Less of Their Income on ...
... Households in 2002 196 A2.13 Water Sector Access, Payment, and Affordability for Rural Households in 2002 197 A2.14 ... Poor Spend a Larger Share of Their Income on Electricity 38 3.3 The Rural Poor Spend Less of Their Income on ...
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Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia Julian A ... households show us what happens at the household level when cost-recovery ... poor. In contrast with other regions where reforms are aimed at increasing ...
Electricity Sector Reforms and the Poor in Europe and Central Asia Julian A ... households show us what happens at the household level when cost-recovery ... poor. In contrast with other regions where reforms are aimed at increasing ...
Page xxiv
... poor, be improved? Although policy makers were searching for answers to ... households' coping mechanisms, the roles played by social assistance ... poor. The contribution of these studies—and by extension this book—is threefold. xxiv Preface.
... poor, be improved? Although policy makers were searching for answers to ... households' coping mechanisms, the roles played by social assistance ... poor. The contribution of these studies—and by extension this book—is threefold. xxiv Preface.
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