| Title | Willingness to charge and willingness to pay : the World Bank-assisted China rural water supply and sanitation program |
| Publication Type | Miscellaneous |
| Year of Publication | 2002 |
| Authors | Water and Sanitation Program -Washington, DC, US, WSP |
| Secondary Title | Field note / WSP |
| Pagination | 8 p. : 1 fig., photogr., 3 tab. |
| Date Published | 2002-08-01 |
| Publisher | Water and Sanitation Program, WSP |
| Place Published | Washington, DC, USA |
| Keywords | china, cost recovery, investment, maintenance, operation, policies, rural supply systems, sdiasi, sdiman, uebw, water supply charges, willingness to pay |
| Abstract | Description of the World Bank-assisted rural water supply and sanitation (RWS) lending program in China where partial user-financing in RWS has already been implemented for many years by the government. The World Bank-assisted program, which started in 1985, built on this approach and developed a very effective cost recovery policy where the users finance up to 75% of the capital investment as well as the full operation and maintenance (O&M) cost. Financial and institutional arrangements, the regulatory system, tariff setting, and the ability to pay are discussed. The report ends with lessons learned and emerging issues. |
| Custom 1 | 822, 264.0 |
