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The welfare impact of rural electrification : a reassessment of the costs and benefits ; an IEG impact evaluation /
Rural electrification can have many benefits-not only bringing lighting, but improving the quality of health care, spreading information and supporting productive enterprises. The extent of these benefits has been questioned, arguing that they may be insufficient to justify the investment costs. Thi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington :
World Bank,
2008.
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| Colección: | World Bank e-Library.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Rural electrification can have many benefits-not only bringing lighting, but improving the quality of health care, spreading information and supporting productive enterprises. The extent of these benefits has been questioned, arguing that they may be insufficient to justify the investment costs. This book quantifies these benefits. It finds that the benefits can indeed be high, substantially outweighing the costs, and that consumer willingness to pay is generally sufficient to achieve financial sustainability. However, benefits could be increased further by providing smart subsidies to assist. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 154 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-154). |
| ISBN: | 9780821373682 0821373684 1281787396 9781281787392 9786611787394 6611787399 |