Capitalization, Regulation and the Poor: Access to Basic Services in Bolivia

Gover Barja Daza and Miguel Urquiola

No DP2001-34, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper analyses the privatization of utilities in Bolivia, detailing the particularities of the capitalization mechanism which was used for this purpose. The analysis suggests that capitalization and regulation, and the liberalization of the utilities sector more generally, succeeded in attracting foreign investment, thus fulfilling one of the central goals of the reforms of this sector. Foreign investment made possible the increase in access to basic services in urban areas, although access in rural areas still remains very low.

Keywords: Foreign investments; Poverty; Privatization; Public utilities; Welfare economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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