Does increasing access to infrastructure services improve the targeting performance of water subsidies?

Journal of International Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-101

  Angel Urdinola, Diego F ^a   Wodon, Quentin ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Nicaragua; Subsidies; Targeting; Utility tariffs; Water

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; TARGETING; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 84055199826     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1668     Document Type: Article

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