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Government publications | United States | Public utilities

Government publications | United States | Public utilities

Municipal ownership | Public utilities

Public-Private Partnerships for Urban Water Utilities: A Review of Experiences in Developing Countries' analyzes the market growth of Public-Private... 
Water utilities | Public-private sector cooperation | Developing countries | CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS | OVERSIGHT MECHANISMS | CORPORATE REORGANIZATION | NATIONAL UTILITY | RAW WATER | HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS | LOCAL AUTHORITIES | SANITATION SERVICES | WATER INDUSTRY | WATER SUPPLY COVERAGE | CENTRAL GOVERNMENT | ELECTRICITY SALES | PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE | SERVICE DELIVERY | WATER SUPPLY OPERATORS | PRIVATE FINANCIERS | PRIVATE UTILITIES | SANITATION PROGRAM | WATER CONCESSIONS | INFILTRATION | PRIVATE INVESTORS | DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS | URBAN WATER SUPPLY | CONTRACT TERMINATION | CONCESSION MODEL | PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT | PERFORMANCE DATA | PRIVATE COMPANIES | PRIVATE INVESTOR | PRIVATE PARTNER | EMPLOYMENT | WATER SYSTEMS | LARGE WATER UTILITIES | PRIVATE CONCESSIONAIRES | WATER TARIFFS | WATER OPERATORS | CUSTOMER SERVICE | LARGE URBAN UTILITIES | PRIVATE SECTOR | TARIFF INCREASES | WASTEWATER TREATMENT | WATER CONNECTION | OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY | PUBLIC WATER | ELECTRIC POWER | PUBLIC WATER UTILITIES | INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE | SANITATION UTILITIES | PRICE FOR WATER | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS | WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES | TREATMENT FACILITIES | MUNICIPAL LEVEL | SEWERAGE SERVICES | PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP | REGULATORY FRAMEWORK | REGULATORY OVERSIGHT | WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS | SEWERAGE ASSETS | FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | PRIVATE INVESTMENT | SUSTAINABLE WATER | CASH FLOWS | SANITATION SYSTEMS | URBAN WATER SECTOR | SANITATION | WATER DEPARTMENT | REGULATORY AGENCY | LEAKAGE | PRIVATE WATER OPERATORS | HOUSEHOLD WATER SUPPLY | LOCAL PARTNERS | WATER UTILITY | PRIVATE SECTOR COOPERATION | CROSS-SUBSIDIES | WATER BILLS | WATER SUPPLY | UTILITY PERFORMANCE | INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS | COST RECOVERY | HOUSEHOLD WATER | SERVICE QUALITY | LARGE HYDRAULIC WORKS | PRIVATE WATER | WATER ASSOCIATION | WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS | INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING | TARIFF SETTING | LEGAL STATUS | URBAN WATER SERVICES | URBAN WATER | CONTRACT DURATION | INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS | PRIVATE COMPANY | TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | PRIVATE FIRMS | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE | HOUSEHOLDS | BILL COLLECTION | CASH FLOW | INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS | PRIVATE COMPANIES IN WATER | REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES | PRIVATE WATER UTILITIES | LOW WATER | WATER INFRASTRUCTURE | HOLDING COMPANY | UTILITY SERVICES | PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITIES | CAPITAL EXPENDITURE | PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY | WATER PRIVATIZATION | COMPETITORS | MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS | PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY | WATER QUALITY | PRIVATE CAPITAL | TARIFF POLICIES | REDUCING WATER LOSSES | WATER TARIFF | SEWERAGE | URBAN WATER UTILITY | DRINKING WATER | PRIVATE WATER COMPANIES | WATER PURIFICATION | PRIVATE WATERWORKS | PUBLIC UTILITIES | PRIVATE FINANCE | PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | BOT | ECONOMIC REGULATION | TARIFF REVENUES | CREDITWORTHINESS | ACCESS TO WATER | CONNECTION COSTS | PRIVATE OPERATOR | WELLS | PRIVATE PROVIDERS | PROVISION OF SERVICES | WATER AVAILABILITY | URBAN GROWTH | EXPANSION | FINANCIAL INCENTIVES | TARIFF LEVEL | LARGE PRIVATE OPERATORS | WATER COMPANIES | DECISION MAKERS | POOR HOUSEHOLDS | TOWNS | PRIVATE OPERATORS | WATER COMPANY | URBAN POPULATIONS | EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS | QUALITY OF SERVICE | RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS | PRIVATE FINANCING | REGULATORY AGENCIES | INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES | PRIVATE UTILITY | SERVICE CONTRACTS | SMALL CITIES | CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS | LOCAL INVESTORS | PRIVATE WELLS | FINANCIAL VIABILITY | SERVICE CONTINUITY | WATER SECTOR | MANAGEMENT OF WATER | PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION | CONGLOMERATES | LOCAL PARTNER | OPERATING EFFICIENCY | WATER SERVICES | SECTORAL POLICIES | PROVISION OF WATER | WATER SYSTEM | TARIFF LEVELS | TREND ANALYSIS | NATIONAL WATER | PRIVATE PARTICIPATION | WATER SERVICE | URBAN WATER UTILITIES | FINANCING INSTRUMENTS

The general assumption that social policy should be utilitarian--that society should be organized to yield the greatest level of welfare--leads inexorably to... 
Paternalism | Welfare economics | Utilitarianism | Public welfare | Economics | Political Science

This study examines the question of private versus public performance in a natural monopoly setting. It analyzes data from 301 utilities with private sector... 
Evaluation | Electric utilities | Management | Water utilities | Public utilities | Public-private sector cooperation | ELECTRICITY COMPANIES | LEGAL FRAMEWORK | WATER DISTRIBUTION | SANITATION SERVICES | GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT | SERVICE DELIVERY | CAPITAL INVESTMENT | PERFORMANCE RESULTS | UTILITY NETWORKS | PRIVATIZATION | PRIVATE COMPANIES | ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION | EMPLOYMENT | ACCESS TO SERVICES | TELEPHONE | DATA MANIPULATION | PRIVATE SECTOR | OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY | PUBLIC WATER | STATE-OWNED COMPANY | DATA ANALYSIS | MODEL SPECIFICATIONS | ELECTRICITY UTILITIES | SANITATION UTILITIES | TOTAL COSTS | URBAN ECONOMICS | PUBLIC | ELECTRICITY | REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS | PRIVATE INVESTMENT | PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | DATA COVERAGE | WATER UTILITIES | REGULATORY COMMISSION | INTERNAL CHANGES | DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES | MATERIAL | CROSS-SUBSIDIES | WATER SUPPLY | E-MAIL | DISTRIBUTION SERVICES | SERVICE QUALITY | PERFORMANCE TARGETS | ENERGY POLICY | INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING | PUBLIC FINANCE | INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION | AVAILABILITY | INFLATION | COVARIANCE MATRIX | LEGAL STATUS | COPYRIGHT | HOUSEHOLDS | MARGINAL COST | PURCHASING POWER | BILL COLLECTION | PRICE OF ELECTRICITY | GLOBALIZATION | HOLDING COMPANY | OWNERSHIP OF INFRASTRUCTURE | UTILITY SERVICES | CAPACITY BUILDING | DATA LIMITATIONS | QUERIES | ELECTRICITY TARIFF | LICENSES | NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS | ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE | ACCOUNTING | LEGAL ARRANGEMENTS | OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS | PUBLIC UTILITIES | UTILITY INDUSTRIES | PRIVATE OWNERSHIP | TELECOMMUNICATIONS | ELECTRIC UTILITIES | INDEPENDENT REGULATION | PRIVATE OPERATOR | COST SAVINGS | TARIFF REGULATION | OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE | COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES | SERVICE PROVISION | COMPETITIVE MARKETS | PRIVATE OPERATORS | SOFT BUDGET CONSTRAINTS | EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS | RELIABILITY | QUALITY OF SERVICE | ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES | CHILD MORTALITY | INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK | RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS | REGULATORY AGENCIES | EXTERNALITIES | NETWORK SERVICES | PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT | REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS | ELECTRICITY SECTOR | REGULATORS | CAPITAL EXPENDITURES | WATER SECTOR | EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS | RESULTS | CONCESSION CONTRACTS | PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION | REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT | APPROACH | INSTITUTION | OPERATING EFFICIENCY | RESIDENTIAL PRICES | WATER SERVICES | CUSTOMER BASE | NETWORKS | USES | DISTRIBUTION LOSSES | UNBUNDLING | PRIVATE PARTICIPATION | WATER SANITATION | WATER SERVICE | PRODUCTIVITY | TARGETS | MANUFACTURING | RESULT

Utility and Welfare Optimization in Electricity Market s lays out clear optimization strategies for understanding the economic foundations of regulatory supply... 
Rates | Costs | Electric utilities | Econometric models | Utility theory | Finance & Accounting | Management science | Economics | Industries | Economic Policy | Corporate Finance | Business Finance | Risk Management | Finance, general

This handbook provides an analytical framework and supporting instruments for evaluating the performance of new infrastructure regulators in developing... 
Infrastructure (Economics) | Electric utilities | Management | Government policy | Finance | Business & Management | Developing countries | LEGAL FRAMEWORK | STATISTICAL ANALYSES | REGULATORY SYSTEMS | DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT | PUBLIC PARTICIPATION | WHOLESALE MARKET | REGULATORY IMPACT | ELECTRICITY REGULATORS | PRIVATIZATION | ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION | REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS | WATER | ECONOMIC GROWTH | BENCHMARKING | CONSUMER INTERESTS | PRIVATE SECTOR | REGULATORY INSTITUTIONS | REGULATORY RESOURCES | INFRASTRUCTURE INDUSTRIES | REGULATORY SYSTEM | LAWS | SERVICE STANDARDS | FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE | POWER SECTOR REFORMS | UTILITY REGULATION | REGULATORY ARRANGEMENTS | ATTRIBUTES | NETWORK ACCESS | SUBSIDIARY | COMPLAINTS | ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS | ELECTRICITY REGULATOR | REGULATORY BODIES | ELECTRIC UTILITY | ENERGY REGULATORS | REGULATORY INDEPENDENCE | SANITATION | REGULATORY AGENCY | REGULATORY COMMISSION | REGULATORY POLICY | ACCOUNTABILITY | PROFITABILITY | REGULATORY OPTIONS | E-MAIL | GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS | INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS | REGULATORY GOVERNANCE | FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY | REGULATORY ISSUES | POWER MARKETS | LEGAL STATUS | REGULATORY POWERS | RULES | EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE | REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT | UTILITIES COMMISSION | ECONOMIC CONDITIONS | FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS | REGULATORY REFORMS | COPYING | DEBT | GOVERNMENT POLICY | REGULATORY PRACTICES | FORMAL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS | REGULATORY POLICIES | LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS | BUSINESS REGULATION | REGULATION BY CONTRACT | REGULATORY ACTIONS | ACCOUNTING | PUBLIC UTILITIES | REGULATORY DESIGN | QUALITY STANDARDS | ECONOMIC REGULATION | TELECOMMUNICATIONS | ELECTRIC UTILITIES | FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE | EXERCISE OF MONOPOLY POWER | REGULATORY DECISIONS | REGULATORY EFFECTIVENESS | INDEPENDENT REGULATOR | CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS | INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION | INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON | UTILITY SERVICE | INFRASTRUCTURE REFORM | BASIC | REGULATORY AGENCIES | REGULATORY COMMITMENTS | REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT | INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES | ELECTRICITY SECTOR | REGULATORY CONTROLS | REGULATORS | REGULATORY AUTHORITY | PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION | EFFECTIVE REGULATION | REGULATORY PROCESSES | POWER SECTOR REFORM

Democracy | Deregulation | Rates | Privatization | State supervision | Public utilities

This 1998 book addresses deregulatory policies that threaten to reduce or destroy the value of private property in network industries without any accompanying... 
Right of property | Deregulation | Law and legislation | Breach of contract | Telecommunication | Electric utilities | Public utilities

Privatization | Government policy | Public utilities

Competition | Government policy | Public utilities

Corporations | Securities | Public utilities