Format:
1 online resource (260 pages)
ISBN:
9780821366349
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9780821366332
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0821366343
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0821366335
Content:
Empirical insights on household behavior and electricity consumption patterns in this book reveal that, in Europe and Central Asia, the erosion of tariff based subsidies has disproportionately affected the poor, while direct transfers through social benefit systems have often been inadequately targeted. The book suggests alternative strategies for achieving cost-recovery in the electricity sector in a socially and politically acceptable manner, providing lessons that are equally relevant for other utilities and regions.
Content:
Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Preface: Why Look at the Household Effects of Reform? -- PART I Introduction and Methodology -- Chapter 1 Power's Reforms-and the Problems -- Europe and Central Asia's Challenges Were Unique -- The Onset of Crisis -- The Promise of Reform -- The Problems of Reform -- Rising Prices, Rising Opposition -- Chapter 2 Using Poverty and Social Impact Analysis to Assess the Distributional Impact of Power Sector Reforms -- Why These Studies? -- Who Are the Stakeholders of Reform? -- The Theoretical Basis -- Welfare Indicators and How to Measure Them -- Qualitative Analysis -- Quantitative Analysis -- Generating Better Data -- Limitations of the Methodology -- The Advantages of PSIAs for Designing Reform -- PART 2 Case Studies -- Chapter 3 Energy Reforms and Trends in Household Consumption -- Patterns of Reform -- Trends in Residential Electricity Consumption -- Service Quality and Availability -- Nonpayments -- Other Energy Sources -- Other Network Fuels: Gas and District Heating -- Non-network Fuels -- Changes in Consumption across Income Groups -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Raising Prices in Armenia-What Happens to the Poor? -- Before the Price Hike -- Residential Energy Consumption in Armenia -- Uses of Energy -- Energy Consumption and Expenditure -- Improvements in Electricity Supply -- How Households Cope with Increasing Collections -- Use of Substitutes -- Attitudes to Reform -- Who Suffered Most: The Impact of Reform -- Magnitude of the Tariff Increase -- Overall Impact of the Price Increase -- Effects on the Poor and Nonpoor -- Effect on Bill Amounts and Payments -- Arrears Levels for the Poor and Nonpoor -- How Effective Was the Cash Transfer? -- Targeting Effectiveness of the Cash Transfers -- Effectiveness of Transfers in Softening the Impact -- Conclusion.
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Preface: Why Look at the Household Effects of Reform?; PART I Introduction and Methodology; Tables; Figures; PART 2 Case Studies; Boxes; PART 3 Lessons; Annexes; References; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780821366332
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780821366332
Language:
English
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