Balancing act : [electronic resource] cutting energy subsidies while protecting affordability / Caterina Ruggeri Laderchi, Anne Olivier, Chris Trimble.
By: Ruggeri Laderchi, Caterina
Contributor(s): Olivier, Anne | Trimble, Chris
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TextSeries: Eastern Europe and Central Asia reportsPublisher: Washington, DC : World Bank, 2013Description: pages cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780821397893 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Electric utilities -- Rates -- Asia, Central | Electric utilities -- Rates -- Europe, Eastern | Petroleum products -- Prices -- Asia, Central | Petroleum products -- Prices -- Europe, Eastern | Power resources -- Asia, Central -- Finance | Power resources -- Europe, Eastern -- FinanceAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 333.79/158 LOC classification: HD9502.E8522 | R84 2013Online resources: home Includes bibliographical references.
Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Overview -- Introduction -- Costs, subsidies and household tariffs : the status of reforms in the energy sector in ECA -- Household energy consumption patterns are unlikely to change in the short run -- Energy tariff increases can significantly affect the livelihoods of large segments of the population -- Helping households cope and adapt requires more effective social assistance and demand management -- Balancing fiscal and social sustainability in the energy sector is possible -- Addressing the social impact of energy subsidy removal through ESAS requires significant resources -- Methodological annexes -- Methodological appendix A -- Methodological appendix B -- Methodological appendix C -- Methodological appendix D -- References.
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