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Barnes, Douglas F. Electric Power for Rural Growth: How Electricity Affects Rural Life in Developing Countries . Boulder CO: Westview Press, 1988, xix + 236 pp., $‐25.00
Author(s) -
Tyner Wallace E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1241795
Subject(s) - power (physics) , political science , developing country , citation , economic history , sociology , economic growth , history , economics , law , physics , quantum mechanics
A comprehensive analysis of the effects of rural electrification on rural industries, communities, and households in parts of India, Columbia, and Indonesia is presented. The study covers a wide range of social and economic effects, examining (1) agricultural, commericial, and industrial productivity, income and employment; (2) social benefits and their distribution by income class, gender, and age; and (3) benefit/cost ratios-both financial and social. Factors that affect success or failure of electrification projects are examined.