Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor — A Water and Sanitation Case Study

Short case study about how direct subsidies are an increasingly popular means of making infrastructure services more affordable to the poor in Chile. Under the direct subsidy approach, governments pay part of the water bill of poor households that meet certain eligibility criteria.

FOSTER, V. GOMEZ-LOBO, A. HALPERN, J. (2000): Designing Direct Subsidies for the Poor — A Water and Sanitation Case Study. Washington DC: The World Bank URL [Accessed: 29.04.2019]