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From the Editor's desk (November 2011)
Tony Addison As we come to the end of November, the snow has yet to arrive in Helsinki. We continue to enjoy clear skies and spectacular sunsets...
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The Efficiency of India's CitiesOne reason for unsatisfactory public service delivery in Indian cities is that city finances are in poor condition. Recent research shows that given the fragmented institutional arrangements for land in India's cities, there is a case for...
Working Paper
The Reform of the Utilities Sector in ArgentinaThe privatization of the national public utilities that took place almost a decade ago in Argentina seem to be explained by the persisting deficits of the enterprises, a general dissatisfaction with their performance and the difficulties government...
Working Paper
Access by the Poor in Latin America's Utility ReformAny infrastructure reformers concerned with social issues in a developing country need to address two problems. The first is increasing access by the poor, and the second is ensuring consumption affordability, i.e. the ability of the poor to pay for...
Working Paper
A Public Goods Approach to Regulation of UtilitiesThe objective of this paper is to broaden the discussion on regulation in general and on the regulation of utilities in particular. Beyond the technical complexity involved in designing and implementing regulatory interventions, we focus our...
Working Paper
Consumer Participation and Pro-Poor Regulation in Latin AmericaIn spite of not being ‘public goods’ in the strict sense of the term, public provision has been a common way of supplying utilities services around the world. Among the major reasons underlying the dominant position of the public sector as the...
Book
Utility Privatization and RegulationLatin American countries have now privatized a large number of their utility industries and make more use of market approaches to delivery through networks. Privatization has major consequences for efficiency, long-term growth, consumer welfare and...
Research Brief
The Politics of Urban Poverty ReductionForeign aid has been slow to react to the challenge of urbanization, but must do so if it is to be an effective force going forward. In the WIDER Working Paper ‘Improving Donor Support for Urban Poverty Reduction: A focus on South Asia’ Nicola Banks...
Journal Article
Urban Governance and Service Delivery in African CitiesPart of Journal Special Issue Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
Book Chapter
Achieving the Water and Sanitation Millennium Development GoalPart of Book Achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Book Chapter
Redistributive Impact of Privatization and Regulation of Utilities in ChilePart of Book Utility Privatization and Regulation
Book Chapter
The Social Impact of Privatization and the Regulation of Utilities in PeruPart of Book Utility Privatization and Regulation
Book Chapter
Access by the Poor in Latin America's Utility ReformPart of Book Utility Privatization and Regulation
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