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List of Boxes and Figures
Acknowledgement
1. Introduction
Organization of the Paper The Changing Environment
2. Why Charge for Public Services?
Economic rationale Political and managerial rationale What Services Should be Charged for?
- Characteristics of publicly provided goods and services - Market structure - Taxonomy
Managerial and Administrative Implications
- Moving to a more market-oriented approach - Should specific revenues and expenditures be linked?
The importance of fairness
3. Designing User Charges
Cost-based Charges Pricing "Rents" -- A Market-value Approach Pricing Externalities The Costs and Process of Pricing
4. Conclusion
Political Realities Concluding Remarks
Appendix A - Guidelines for User Charging in the Public Sector
Appendix B - A Special Note on Earmarking
Selected References
