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

• Main Author: Sackeyfio, Naaborle (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: 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....

Table of Contents:

• 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.