In Addis Ababa, an increasing block tariff has been used to calculate households' monthly bills for electricity and water services. This study estimates the magnitudes of the combined water and electricity subsidies received by households with private connections to the electricity grid and...

Building on a recent groundbreaking OECD/World Bank seminar, this volume explores whether and how trade liberalisation can contribute to achieving universal service goals and the types of complementary policies required. It focuses on experiences in four sectors - telecommunications, water and...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction: Public Utility Reform: Problems and Perspectives -- 1 Theorizing Public Goods: The Role of Organizing Principles -- 2 ‘‘For the People’’: Constructing the...