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Pricing Water and Sanitation Services

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  • Dale Whittington, 2006. "Pricing Water and Sanitation Services," Human Development Occasional Papers (1992-2007) HDOCPA-2006-18, Human Development Report Office (HDRO), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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    1. Kristin Komives & Vivien Foster & Jonathan Halpern & Quentin Wodon, 2005. "Water, Electricity, and the Poor : Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6361, December.
    2. Komives, Kristin & Whittington, Dale & Wu, Xun, 2001. "Infrastructure coverage and the poor : the global perspective," Policy Research Working Paper Series 2551, The World Bank.
    3. Hanemann, W. Michael, 2005. "The economic conception of water," CUDARE Working Papers 120463, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
    4. Davis, Jennifer & Kang, Alice & Vincent, Jeffrey & Whittington, Dale, 2001. "How Important is Improved Water Infrastructure to Microenterprises? Evidence from Uganda," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 29(10), pages 1753-1767, October.
    5. Whittington, Dale, 1992. "Possible Adverse Effects of Increasing Block Water Tariffs in Developing Countries," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 41(1), pages 75-87, October.
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    2. Molinos-Senante, María & Donoso, Guillermo, 2016. "Water scarcity and affordability in urban water pricing: A case study of Chile," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 43(PA), pages 107-116.

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    Keywords

    human development; water; sanitation;
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    • Y8 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines
    • Z00 - Other Special Topics - - General - - - General

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