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Effective Subsidies in Developing Countries By
The international experience demonstrates that, the best water and sewerage services are those where the cost are fully paid for by the consumer, through the establishment of tariffs. This includes investment costs and operational costs. Whenever the tariffs are settled below the full service costs either the tax-payers end up paying the bill, thus subsidizing inefficient service providers or, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Food and Nutrition Bulletin
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0379-5721,1564-8265
DOI: 10.1177/156482658901100201