
Consumer Participation in Infrastructure Regulation
Evidence from the East Asia and Pacific Region
Elisa Muzzini(Author)
World Bank Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. December 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-0-8213-6380-5 (ISBN)
Description
Consumer Participation in Infrastructure Regulation draws on results of a survey questionnaire conducted among 45 infrastructure regulators in the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. It finds that EAP regulators have successfully begun to involve consumers in the regulatory process: consumer representation is a well-established practice in the region; and regulators draw on standard mechanisms to inform consumers, resolve consumer complaints, and solicit consumer input. However, regulators must take further actions to firmly move up the ""ladder of consumer engagement,"" from merely providing information to actively consulting with consumers. In particular, consumer participation would benefit from more open disclosure policies, more effective strategies to reach out to the poor, and tighter regulatory intervention to hold service providers accountable for resolving consumer complaints.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8213-6380-5 (9780821363805)
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