Energy Politics and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa The Case of Ghana /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Sackeyfio, Naaborle (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Africa-Politics and government.; Comparative politics.; Economic development.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Elections.; Regionalism.; African Politics.; Comparative Politics.; Development Studies.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Electoral Politics.

This book addresses the paradox of uneven electricity in one of the fastest growing and now petro rich economies, Ghana, by addressing the question of why one of the most hydro rich countries in sub-Saharan Africa produces irregular access for all but 'swing' voter regions of the country....

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Decentralization and Public Service Delivery in Ghana's Fourth Republic
• 3. The Historical-Institutional Context for Electrification and Power Sector Reform in Ghana: 1992-2008
• 4. The Unfolding Nature of the Rural Poor, Rural Development and Public Service Delivery of Electricity in Ghana's Fourth Republic
• 5. The Numbers Game: Quantifying Access and Regional Differentiation in Electricity Provision in the Fourth Republic
• 6. The Politics of Energy in Comparative Perspective: Nigeria and South Africa
• 7. Conclusion.