Infrastructure for Poor People : Public Policy for Private Provision

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dc.contributorBrook, Penelope J.
dc.contributorIrwin, Timothy C.
dc.creatorBrook, Penelope J.
dc.creatorIrwin, Timothy C.
dc.date2013-08-19T16:55:53Z
dc.date2013-08-19T16:55:53Z
dc.date2003
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:18:42Z
dc.descriptionThe chapters in this book examine the data on infrastructure and the poor in developing countries and consider how policies centered on private provision can address their needs. Many of the chapters focus on the extent to which the poor have access to infrastructure services of reasonable quality, for example, to water that is safe to drink, to a reliable source of electricity, and to a nearby telephone. Access to such services is, of course, not the only infrastructure issue that matters to the poor; the poor who already have access to modern services care, for instance, about the price and reliability of those services. However, in most developing countries access is the key issue. In these countries most of the poor have no access to standard infrastructure services provided by utilities. Instead they often pay high prices for lower-quality substitutes: they might buy water by the bucket from a private vendor and use candles instead of electricity for lighting. They would rarely make a telephone call. The lack of ready access to good basic infrastructure services can directly reduce the well-being of the poor.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/03/2373377/infrastructure-poor-people-public-policy-private-provision
dc.identifier0-8213-5342-X
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15159
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-5342-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/416942
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectSTATE OWNED COMPANIES
dc.subjectPRIVATE COMPANY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSANITATION BORROWING
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subjectCONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectCREDITWORTHINESS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLEVIES
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectMARKET POWER
dc.subjectMONOPOLIES
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectSUBSIDIARY
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.titleInfrastructure for Poor People : Public Policy for Private Provision

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