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The Economics of Rural Electrification Projects.Theory and Case Study of Pakistan

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  • MARK W. GELLERSON

    (Southern Illinois University,Carbondale, Illinois (U.S.A.).)

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Developing countries will invest significant resources in rural electrification projects in the 1980s. Up to now, there has been little discussion in the economics literature concerning the appropriate method of evaluating such projects. This paper outlines such a methodology and, then, it is applied in a case-study of a proposed rural electrification project in Pakistan. Finally, important areas for fu ture research are identified.

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  • Mark W. Gellerson, 1982. "The Economics of Rural Electrification Projects.Theory and Case Study of Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 21(3), pages 207-216.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:21:y:1982:i:3:p:207-216
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    1. Peter O. Steiner, 1957. "Peak Loads and Efficient Pricing," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 71(4), pages 585-610.
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    1. Fluitman, Fred., 1983. "Socio-economic impact of rural electrification in developing countries: a review of evidence," ILO Working Papers 992274003402676, International Labour Organization.
    2. Tasciotti, Luca & Sulehria, Farooq & Wagner, Natascha, 2024. "Fertility, electricity and television: is there a link? Evidence from Pakistan, 1990–2018," Journal of Demographic Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 90(2), pages 285-312, June.

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