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AuthorAl-Saidi, M.
Available date2020-08-09T06:36:16Z
Publication Date2017-04-03
Publication NameWater International
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2016.1269283
CitationM. Al-Saidi (2017) Urban water pricing in Yemen: a comparison of increasing block tariffs to other pricing schemes, Water International, 42:3, 308-323, DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2016.1269283
ISSN0250-8060
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/15420
AbstractThis study examines the viability of increasing block tariffs (IBTs) to achieve the right balance between efficiency, financial requirements and equity, and compares them to alternative pricing schemes. Using numerical examples, it analyzes the IBT structure of two water utilities in Yemen. The main conclusion is that IBTs exhibit remnants of old thinking among policy makers to promote cheap water for people. In view of similar results from other regions, the current practice of IBTs in developing countries has significant deficiencies and could be replaced by simpler pricing schemes such as a uniform price with a rebate or a discount.
Languageen
PublisherRoutledge
SubjectIBT
IWRM
Pricing
reforms
utilities
water
Yemen
TitleUrban water pricing in Yemen: a comparison of increasing block tariffs to other pricing schemes
TypeArticle
Pagination308–323
Issue Number3
Volume Number42
ESSN1941-1707
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