Foreword / Karu Jayasuriya -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The present situation -- 3. Valuation of health damage costs -- 4. Economics of imported fuels -- 5. Resolving technology and fuel choice problems for power generation -- 6. The economic and environmental costs of traffic congestion -- 7. The economic and environmental costs of fuel price distortions -- 8. Introducing unleaded gasoline -- 9. Options for GHG emission reductions -- 10. Dealing with uncertainty : a real options framework for carbon trading -- 11. Renewable energy for rural electrification -- 12. Summary and implications for policy
Summary
"Energy and environmental economists, and graduate students interested in an introduction to the analytical methods used in recent World Bank projects on renewable energy and sustainable development will find this book of great value, as will decision makers and policy analysis in developing countries."--BOOK JACKET
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-269) and index
