policy reform to country specific circumstances. The impact of reform on utility efficiency, as measured by the cost of … emerge from the analysis. Undertaking simple ex ante simulations of reform impacts will allow better identification of … potential reform benefits and costs. Placing more emphasis on outcome-based indicators of service quality would help ensure that …

Summary -- 1. The Promise of Reform -- ECA is Different -- Power Sector Reforms are Urgent -- Proper Sequencing is Critical … -- Net Political Benefits Explain Variation in Progress -- Taking Care of Institutions in the Energy Reform Roadmap … for Different Reasons -- Relationship Between the Electricity Sector Deficit and the Fiscal Deficit -- Reform Savings Did …

Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Preface: Why Look at the Household Effects of Reform … Were Unique -- The Onset of Crisis -- The Promise of Reform -- The Problems of Reform -- Rising Prices, Rising Opposition … Studies? -- Who Are the Stakeholders of Reform? -- The Theoretical Basis -- Welfare Indicators and How to Measure Them …