Doing More with Less: Smarter Subsidies for Water Supply and Sanitation

Summary

Subsidies can be powerful tools in delivering water and sanitation when they are designed in smart and targeted ways and implemented effectively. Governments across the world are pouring money into subsidies, but as new World Bank research shows, that funding often doesn’t flow to those who need it most. This report explores how scarce public resources can be used most effectively to achieve universal delivery of water supply and sanitation services. 

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Publication Date
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World Bank
Author
Andres, Luis A.
Thibert, Michael
Lombana Cordoba, Camilo
Danilenko, Alexander V.
Joseph, George
Borja-Vega, Christian
Length
135 pages
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