This publication is the Overview section from the 2019 World Bank report “Doing More with
Less: Smarter Subsidies for Water Supply and Sanitation.” The full-length report is available …

It is conventional wisdom that poor households use less water than rich households, and
intuition suggests that an increasing block tariff with a lifeline block will target subsidies to …

The increasing block tariff (IBT) is among the most widely used tariffs by water utilities,
particularly in developing countries. This is due in part to the perception that the IBT can …

Infrastructure and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa analyzes the extent to which, how, and how
fast the infrastructure needs of the poor have been met in Sub-Saharan Africa. Estache and …

Water supply (WS) tariffs have evolved significantly in the past decades, although in a
varying fashion around the world. Indeed, this development is linked to increasingly …

Water utilities face different challenges that may force them to seek prioritized objectives.
When doing so, particular projects may have to be developed, being important to …

Decision makers in developing countries are often confronted by difficult choices regarding
the selection and deployment of appropriate water supply governance regimes that …

Regulation is one of the tools used by governments to control monopolistic behaviour in the
provision of public services such as electricity, transport or water. Technological and …

Water prices can convey critical information regarding scarcity, availability, and opportunity
costs. Carefully crafted water tariffs enable public officials to achieve socially desirable …

Access to safe water has tremendous direct and indirect impacts on poverty-related
outcomes. In Mexico, economies of scale in water provision justify bulk provision of water …