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Record Nr.

UNINA9910222218903321

Titolo

Energy services for the urban poor in Africa : issues and policy implications / / edited by Bereket Kebede and Ikhupuleng Dube ; contributing authors, O. Kalumiana ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Zed Books in association with African Energy Policy Research Network, 2004

ISBN

1-350-21991-6

1-84813-660-9

1-84277-238-4

1-281-25881-4

9786611258818

1-84813-063-5

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 297 p. : ill., maps

Collana

African energy policy research series

Altri autori (Persone)

Bereket Kebede

DubeIkhupuleng

KalumianaO (Oscar)

Disciplina

333.79096

Soggetti

Power resources - Africa

Energy development - Africa

Urban poor - Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations and Glossary; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; PART 1 Introduction; PART 2 Regional Report; PART 3 Research Methodology and Approach; PART 4 Zambia; PART 5 Zimbabwe; PART 6 Ethiopia; PART 7 Tanzania; PART 8 Uganda; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the affordability of modern energy sources for the poor; the relevance of energy subsidies; the impact of subsidies on public finances; and how electricity tariffs affect the operations of small and medium enterprises, the main source of livelihood for the majority of the urban poor outside the formal economic sector.