Komives, Kristin; Foster, Vivien; Halpern, Jonathan - 2012
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 … urged that water and electricity services should charge enough to fully cover costs. Households could spend 10-50 percent …