ABSTRACT

This book offers important historical information on the state of rural electrification in the 1980s. It also summarizes the development of benefit evaluation methods, along with findings from recent research on the impact of rural electrification for development.

chapter 1|22 pages

Historical Public Policy Controversy

chapter 2|15 pages

Impact Evaluation Study Design

chapter 3|19 pages

Agricultural Development in India

chapter 4|22 pages

Small-Scale Industry and Commerce

chapter 5|29 pages

Rural Social Change

chapter 6|21 pages

Equity and Poverty

chapter 7|23 pages

Economics of Village Line Extension

chapter 8|15 pages

The Continuing Debate

chapter 9|15 pages

New Approaches in the 21st Century