Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries

This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption...

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Main Authors:	Estache, Antonio, Goicoechea, Ana, Trujillo, Lourdes
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	APPROACH ASSET OWNERSHIP AVAILABILITY CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMPETITION POLICY CONSULTATIONS CONSUMERS CORRUPTION DATA ANALYSIS DATA COLLECTION DECISION MAKING ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRICES EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT ENERGY REGULATORS ENERGY SECTOR ENERGY USE FIGURES FIXED CHARGE FUELS GENERATION CAPACITY HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION HOUSEHOLDS INDEPENDENT REGULATION INDEPENDENT REGULATOR INDEPENDENT REGULATORS INDEPENDENT REGULATORY INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCIES INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AUTHORITY INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LATIN AMERICAN MEDIA NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS OIL OIL EQUIVALENT PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHONES POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY POWER PRIVATE FINANCING PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATE PROVIDERS PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PROGRAMS PUBLIC STANDPIPE REGIONAL ASSOCIATION REGULATORY AGENCY SERVICE QUALITY SOURCE OF ENERGY TARIFF STRUCTURE TELECOM SERVICES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR TELECOMS TELECOMS SECTOR TELEPHONE COMPANIES TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONES TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT COSTS UNBUNDLING URBAN AREA UTILITIES WATER COVERAGE WATER QUALITY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCES WATER SUPPLY
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