Electric Power for Rural Growth: How Electricity Affects Rural Life in Developing Countries

by Douglas F. Barnes

Most people don't think much about electricity. They just flick a switch to light a room or turn on their computers to browse the internet. This is not true for over one billion of the poorest people in the world, who incredibly still do not enjoy the advantages of having electricity. Despite much progress, even today many still question the exact nature of electricity's benefits for the world's poor? Is rural electrification important for education...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692303464
• ISBN13: 9780692303467
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Energy for Development
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"