Utilities reforms and corruption in developing countries

Antonio Estache, Ana Goicoechea and Lourdes Trujillo ()

No 4081, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: This paper shows empirically that"privatization"in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads to adjustments in the quantity, quality, and price of services consistent with the profit-maximizing behavior that one would expect from monopolies in the sector. The results suggest that privatization and the introduction of independent regulators have, at best, only partial effects on the consequences of corruption for access, affordability, and quality of utility services.

Keywords: Infrastructure Regulation; Energy Production and Transportation; Town Water Supply and Sanitation; Social Accountability; ICT Policy and Strategies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-12-01
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