Utility subsidies to consumers of water and electricity services are often justified as a mechanism for making services affordable for the poor. After all, an estimated 1.1 billion people in the developing world lack access to safe water, 2 billion are without electricity, and 2.4 billion without sanitation. But critics object that such subsidies can work against improving quality of service to existing consumers and extending access to unconnected...
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2008/10/01
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46472
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2010/07/01
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Water, electricity, and the poor : who benefits from utility subsidies?
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cubic meter of water