| Description |
1 online resource (349 pages) |
| Series |
World Bank Working Paper ; v. 181 |
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World Bank working paper.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Units of Measure/Currency Equivalents; Energy Conversion Factors; Executive Summary; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Household Energy Use; CHAPTER 3 Household Energy Demand; CHAPTER 4 Household Gains from Energy Use; CHAPTER 5 Energy Consumption and Rural Production; CHAPTER 6 Institutional Framework for Rural Energy Supply; CHAPTER 7 Policy Recommendations; ANNEXES; References; Glossary; Special Report Series |
| Summary |
Rural energy?s importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. People are cooking with biomass fuels including large amounts of leaves and grass that expose them harmful indoor air pollution. They light with kerosene or sometimes candles which give off a dim light that hampers studying and reading in the evening. Finally, rural productivity suffers because of lack of access to modern energy. However, the picture also is not all bleak. This study underscores how imp |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Energy consumption -- Bangladesh
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Rural public utilities -- Bangladesh
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Energy consumption
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Rural public utilities
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Bangladesh
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Barnes, Douglas F
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Khandker, Shahidur R
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| ISBN |
9780821383100 |
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0821383108 |
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