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.]

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Zed Books in association with African Energy Policy Research Network, 2004
• Descrizione fisica: xxi, 297 p. : ill., maps
• Disciplina: 333.79096
• Soggetto topico: Power resources - Africa; Energy development - Africa; Urban poor - Africa
• Altri autori: Bereket Kebede DubeIkhupuleng KalumianaO (Oscar)
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Energy services for the urban poor in Africa
• ISBN: 1-350-21991-6; 1-84813-660-9; 1-84277-238-4; 1-281-25881-4; 9786611258818; 1-84813-063-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910222218903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: African energy policy research series.