Willingness to Pay and Inclusive Tariff Designs for Improved Water Supply Services in Khulna, Bangladesh
Gunatilake, Herath; Tachiiri, Masayuki | January 2012
Abstract
The study investigates willingness to pay (WTP) for improved water supply services applying the contingent valuation method in a survey of 3,000 households. Mean WTP is large enough to justify the water supply project. The median WTP is 3.6% of expenditure of the poorest households and connection charge is an important determinant of inclusiveness. Policy simulations show that poor households are less likely to be connected under a flat rate tariff, and that volumetric tariff is pro-poor. Installment payment of connection charges or inclusion of connection costs in capital investments will significantly improve the inclusiveness of the proposed project.
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Gunatilake, Herath; Tachiiri, Masayuki. 2012. Willingness to Pay and Inclusive Tariff Designs for Improved Water Supply Services in Khulna, Bangladesh. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1388. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Alleviating Poverty
Anti-Poverty
Extreme Poverty
Fight Against Poverty
Global Poverty
Health Aspects Of Poverty
Indicators Of Poverty
Participatory Poverty Assessment
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