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Infrastructure for Poor People: Public Policy for Private Provision
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Description for Infrastructure for Poor People: Public Policy for Private Provision
Paperback. This work provides guidance on how to structure private infrastructure reforms to maximize access. It states that privatization can help increase access, but that ensuring it does lead to improvements requires policymakers to pay attention to the details of market design and regulation. Editor(s): Brook, Penelope J.; Irwin, Timothy C. Num Pages: 304 pages, figs.tabs. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPSN; KNB; RGCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Access to basic infrastructure services by poor people remains a problem even as governments of many developing countries have privatized these services. Many poor people continue to lack access to safe water and sanitation, modern sources of energy, and electronic means of communication. This book provides guidance on how to structure private infrastructure reforms to maximize access. The book finds that privatization can help increase access, but that ensuring it does lead to improvements requires policymakers to pay attention to the details of market design and regulation. This includes transferring real risk from the government to the private sector, permitting ... Read more
Access to basic infrastructure services by poor people remains a problem even as governments of many developing countries have privatized these services. Many poor people continue to lack access to safe water and sanitation, modern sources of energy, and electronic means of communication. This book provides guidance on how to structure private infrastructure reforms to maximize access. The book finds that privatization can help increase access, but that ensuring it does lead to improvements requires policymakers to pay attention to the details of market design and regulation. This includes transferring real risk from the government to the private sector, permitting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
World Bank Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780821353424
SKU
V9780821353424
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