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Bibliography- Energy; Development, Evaluation 

=== General  ===

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| The Urban Household Energy Transition<br> 
| Social and Environmental Impacts in the Developing World<br> 
| Barnes, D.F.<br>Krutilla, K.<br>Hyde, W.<br> 
| World Bank<br>(financed by)<br> 
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| 2004 
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This book develops a comprehensive assessment of the evolution of residential fuel choice and consumption in urban areas in the developing world, and the effect of urban growth on periurban forest resources. Taken together, energy surveys and biomass data contained sufficiently wide variation in urban fuel choice and consumption patterns, local resource conditions, and energy policy regimes to enable an assessment of the factors underlying the evolution of urban fuel utilization and forest resources. By comparing the patterns of energy use of a large number of cities, the auithors were able to distill a comprehensive picture of both the diversity underlying the energy transition and the fundamental principles applying across cases. 

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| Energy, Economic growth and causality in developing countries<br> 
| A case study of Tanzania and Nigeria<br> 
| Ebohon, O.J.<br> 
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| Energy Policy, Vol. 24 (1996), No. 5, pp. 447-453<br> 
| 1996<br> 
| The article examines the causal directions between energy consumption and economic growth for Nigeria and Tanzania. The results show a simultaneous causal relationship between energy and economic growth for both countries.<br>
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| The flicker of a brighter future<br> 
| Business in Africa<br> 
| Economist<br> 
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| Economist<br> 
| 2006<br> 
| The article gives reasons for investors to occupy in Africa.<br>
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| Helping Africa help itself<br> 
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| Economist<br> 
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| Economist<br> 
| 2005<br> 
| The article assesses financial aid to African countries by the industrial nations<br>
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| World Energy Outlook and Development 2004<br> 
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| IEA<br> 
| IEA<br> 
| <br> 
| 2004<br> 
| The report offers a mass of statistical information, informed projections and focused energy analysis. It does not pretend to solve the problems, but it provides the indispensable information from which solutions will eventually be crafted.<br>
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| Energy balances of non-OECD countries 2003-2004<br> 
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| IEA<br> 
| IEA<br> 
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| 2006<br> 
| This publication provides statistics on production, trade and consumption in a common unit for each source of energy in more than 100 non-OECD countries and main regions including world.<br>
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| Energy and Poverty<br> 
| <br> 
| Lamech, R.<br>O'Sullivan, K.<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| PRSP Sourcebook<br> 
| <br> 
| Following a brief review of some facts about energy and the poor, the article discusses the demand of households and business for energy. Then, it presents an energy–poverty framework and suggests five energy development goals to focus energy–poverty diagnosis and policy formulation. The impact on poverty reduction of progress in achieving the five energy development goals is discussed, and indicators are defined to establish baselines and monitor progress. Finally, outlines policies and programs that may be adopted to achieve these energy development goals are presented.<br>
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| Ending Africa's poverty trap<br> 
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| Sachs, J.D. et al.<br> 
| UN Millennium Project<br>(cooperation)<br> 
| <br> 
| 2004<br> 
| This paper outlines a theory of Africa’s poverty trap and the structural conditions and history that led to it. It identifes how key public investments could enable well-governed African countries to meet the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals and thereby begin to extricate themselves from the trap. It outlines the specific sets of investments needed to achieve these goals in three African countries, and it estimates the corresponding financial costs. The authors also propose a new operational framework through which the international community could help African countries make the needed investments.<br>
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| Wofür das Ganze?<br> 
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| Grill, B.<br> 
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| Die Zeit, No. 3 (2007)<br> 
| 2007<br> 
| The article summarizes 50 years of development aid by industrialized countries and gives a pessimistic outlook.<br>
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| Boom ohne die Deutschen<br> 
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| Asche, H.<br> 
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| Die Zeit, No. 6 (2007)<br> 
| 2007<br> 
| The article explains the thesis that German firms' reservations towards investments in Africa is a huge mistake.<br>
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==== General &gt; Household Economics  ====

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==== General &gt; Growth  ====

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| Infrastructure and Growth in Developing Countries<br> 
| Recent Advances and Research Challenges<br> 
| Straub, S.<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| Policy Research Working Paper 4460<br> 
| 2008<br> 
| This paper presents a survey of recent research on the economics of infrastructure in developing countries. Energy, transport, telecommunications, water and<br>sanitation are considered. The survey covers two main set of issues: the linkages between infrastructure and economic growth (at the economy-wide, regional and<br>sectoral level) and the composition, sequencing and efficiency of alternative infrastructure investments.<br>
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=== Lightning Energy<br>  ===

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| Improved Designs for Solar Rechargeable Lanterns<br> 
| Development and Marketing in Development Countries<br> 
| Crawley, K.<br>Holland, R.<br>Gitonga, S.<br> 
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| Journal of Energy in South Africa, Vol. 11 (2000), No. 4<br> 
| 2000/11<br> 
| This paper describes the process of market research and the trade-offs during product development and testing to produce a lantern that is affordable and reliable. The requirements of the battery, panel, charge regulator and lighting circuit are described and the critical process of mass marketing in rural areas is described.<br>
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| Seven Centuries of Energy Services<br> 
| The Price and Use of Light in the United Kingdom (1300 - 2000)<br> 
| Fouquet, R.<br>Pearson, P.J.G. <br> 
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| <br> 
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| This paper presents a survey of seven centuries of energy services within the UK. While emphasising the value of past experience, it also warns against the dangers of over-reliance on past trends for the long-run forecasting of energy consumption given the potential for the introduction of new technologies and fuels, and for rebound and saturation effects.<br>
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| Rural Lighting Services<br> 
| A Comparison of Lamps for Domestic Lighting in Developing Countries<br> 
| Nieuwenhout, F.D.J.<br>van de Rijt, P.J.N.M.<br>Wiggelinkhuizen, E.J.<br>van der Plas, R.J.<br> 
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| <br> 
| <br> 
| Outcomes are presented of a World Bank funded research project. Emphasis is on 12 volt DC lights suitable for solar home systems in developing countries. For comparison a number of traditional light sources have also been included. Based on the measurements a proposal is formulated for a luminous efficacy standard.<br>
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=== Business Plans  ===

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| Get Up Its Time<br> 
| The Business Hand-Book for Uganda<br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| Uganda Industrial Research Institute<br> 
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| Young people often lack the necessary skills to develop their business ideas, such as performing a market analysis, differentiating their product or service from the competition, preparing cash-flow statements and bookkeeping. This material has been developed to support young people with practical advice in the field.<br>
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| REED Toolkit<br> 
| A Handbook for Energy Entrepreneurs<br> 
| Energy House<br> 
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| <br> 
| <br> 
| This Toolkit is a step-by-step guide to turning a clean energy business idea into a reality. The topics covered range from defining your personal and business objectives to preparing financial analyses and determining the distribution strategy. In addition to explaining what information is needed in an effective Business Plan, the Toolkit will help to gather that information, and then to present it in an informative and convincing manner. By the end, there is a Business Plan one can use to attract financing and to guide the growth of the company.<br>
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=== Contracting  ===

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| Financial structure in the Indian power sector<br> 
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| Carstairs, J.<br>Ehrhardt, D.<br> 
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| Energy Policy, Vol. 23 (1995), No. 11, pp. 981-990<br> 
| 1995<br> 
| In India, the private power initiative of 1991 has offered one solution to the financing problem - the private financing of generation against long-term power purchase agreements. However, this approach encounters a major problem, the financial weakness of the purchasing agents, the state electricity boards, that pay a dominant role in most state's power sectors. The article discusses the consideration of the factors that will affect the optimal capital structure for SEBs.<br>
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| Enforcement, Regulation and Development<br> 
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| Laffont, J.<br> 
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| <br> 
| 2001<br> 
| After discussing examples of enforcement failures for regulatory contracts in Africa, the article develops a regulation model with asymmetric information and imperfect enforcement. Either the regulator succeeds in forcing the regulated firm to fulfill the contract or renegotiation takes place. <br>
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=== ESMAP - Energy Services for the World's Poor  ===

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| Energy Services for the World's Poor<br> 
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| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
| <br> 
| 2000<br> 
| The report examines how a developing country government, concerned with tackling poverty among its citizens, should think about its role in the energy sector. Furthermore, it assesses the role energy policies and projects in alleviating poverty and asks what kinds of policies and projects are likely to have the most beneficial—and sustainable—impact. Finally, the World Bank report studies where energy sector policy advisers, similarly concerned with promoting development and improving the lot of the poor, should focus their efforts.<br><br>a) Energy services for the world's poor<br>b) Trends in private investment in the ergy sector (1990-1999)<br>c) Selected Readings and key contacts at the World Bank Group<br>
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=== Energy demand of households  ===

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| Rural Energy in Developing Countries<br> 
| A Challenge for Economic Development<br> 
| Barnes, D.F.<br>Floor, W.M.<br> 
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| Annual Review of Energy Environment 1996, pp. 497-530<br> 
| 1996<br> 
| This paper evaluates some successful programs and recommends that governments support market-oriented approaches that make the energy market equally accessible and attractive to local investors, communities, and consumers. According to the authors, such approaches ideally improve access to energy for rural and poor people by revising energy pricing and by making the first costs of the transition to modern and more sustainable uses of energy more affordable.<br>
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| Energy Demand Analysis in Developing Countries<br> 
| A Review<br> 
| Bhatia, R.<br> 
| <br> 
| Energy Journal, Vol. 8 (1987)<br> 
| 1987<br> 
| The paper provides and overview of energy demand analyses at the aggregate, sectoral and end-use levels. After discussing methodological aspects of aquisition and analysing data on energy demand, the authors review approaches to analyze changes in energy consumption, gives empirical insights and outlines few research issues.<br>
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| Household Fuel Choice in Zimbabwe<br> 
| An Empirical Test of the Energy Ladder Hypothesis<br> 
| Hosier, R.H.<br>Dowd, J.<br> 
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| Resources and Energy, Vol. 9 (1987), pp. 347-361<br> 
| 1987<br> 
| The paper applies a multinomial logit formulation of the energy ladder to household energy-use data from Zimbabwe. The results show that although households do move away from wood to kerosene and electricity as their economic status improves, a large number of other factors are important in determining household fuel choice.<br>
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| From Linear Fuel Switching to Multiple Cooking Strategies<br> 
| A Critique&nbsp; and Alternative to the Energy Ladder Model<br> 
| Masera, O.R.<br>Saatkamp, B.D.<br>Kammen, D.M.<br> 
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| World Development, Vol. 28 (2000), No. 12, pp. 2083-2103<br> 
| 2000<br> 
| In the paper the authors evaluate the energy ladder model utilizing data from a four-year (1992--96) case study of a village in Mexico and from a large-scale survey from four states of Mexico. They show that an alternate "multiple fuel" model of stove and fuel management based on the observed pattern of household accumulation of energy options, rather than the simple rogression depicted in the traditional energy ladder scenario, more accurately depicts cooking fuel use patterns in rural households.<br>
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=== Impact Evaluation Surveys  ===

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| Monitoring and Evaluation in Rural Electrification Projects<br> 
| A Demand-Oriented Approach<br> 
| Barnes, D.F. et al.<br> 
| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
| <br> 
| 2003<br> 
| The goal of the report is to develop a demand-oriented approach or methodology to monitor and evaluate rural electrification projects. The methodology is intended to assist rural electrification programs in measuring the socioeconomic impacts of their projects, with a focus on poverty and gender implications. The result of the project is a research strategy and two different but complimentary methodologies that can be useful in design, implementation, and postproject assessment.<br>
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| Energy for Development in Rural Bangladesh<br> 
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| Barnes, D.F. et al.<br> 
| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
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| 2006<br> 
| The report advocates a welfare-based and growth-enabling strategy for promoting rural energy for development. There are two aspects to the strategy. The first is to satisfy the type of demand that increases household welfare while the second raises growth prospects as energy becomes a direct input in the production process.<br>
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| Electricity and Sustainable Development<br> 
| Impacts of Solar Home Systems in Rural Bangladesh<br> 
| Blunck, M.<br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2007<br> 
| The paper presents the social impact evaluation of the Project “Fund for the Promotion of Micro Hydro Power Stations (MHSP)”, which was carried out by ITDG with the support of the Inter American Development Bank (IADB) through a Finance and Technical Cooperation Agreement. The study’s objectives range from the reconstruction of the implementation process over the identification of the direct and indirect impacts of the MHSP Project to the notion of the conceptual and operational aspects that may be relevant to the formulation of policies in the field of rural electrification.<br>
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| Baseline Data Creation<br> 
| Characterization of the Potential Clients of Future Electricity Service<br> 
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| The paper characterizes potential clients of a future electricity service including their energy demand patterns, end-uses, range of equipment stock, intensities and present expenditures in rural non-electrified towns and villages of Nigeria. The overall objectives of this specific task are to create a standardized template with baseline information that fully characterizes potential clients of a future electricity service from renewable energy systems in terms of socio-economic capability and energy patterns.<br>
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| The Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification<br> 
| A Reassessment of the Costs and Benefits<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| <br> 
| 2008<br> 
| Rural electrification has been claimed to have substantial benefits, promoting production and better health and education. The report demonstrates rates of return on rural electrification projects are sufficient to warrant investments into rural electrification. Moreover, it shows that consumer willingness to pay for electricity is almost always at or above supply cost. Given these findings, the report argues that rural electrification is both an important goal and a feasible one. <br>
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| The Economics of Rural Electrification Projects<br> 
| <br> 
| Munasinghe, M.<br> 
| <br> 
| Butterworth &amp; Co Ltd<br> 
| 1988<br> 
| The paper focuses on the economics of rural electrification and project selection. A comprehensive analytical model for identifying benefits is presented and the practical problems of evaluation are described.<br>
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| Ex Ante Poverty Impact Assessment<br> 
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| OECD<br> 
| OECD<br> 
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| 2007/06<br> 
| The sheet examines ex ante poverty impact assessment to promote pro-poor growth.<br>
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| Energy Policies and Multitopic Household Surveys<br> 
| Guidelines for Questionnaire Design in Living Standards Measurement Studies<br> 
| Barnes, D.F.<br>O'Sullivan, K.<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| Energy and Mining Sector Board Discussion Paper, No.17 (2006)<br> 
| 2006<br> 
| Accurate data on household energy use, combined with other data on household well-being (including consumption, income, health, and education), is essential to monitor progress in the household energy transition from traditional biomass fuels to modern fuels and electricity and to evaluate the effect of government energy policies on living conditions. The guidelines highlight weaknesses in current LSMS surveys with respect to energy questions and discuss how such questions can be better formulated to yield more useful data for energy policy analysis.<br>
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| Evaluating a Targeted Social Program When Placement Is Decentralized<br> 
| <br> 
| Ravallion, M.<br>Wodon, Q:<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| Policy Research Working Paper 1945<br> 
| 1998<br> 
| An assessment of the welfare gains from a targeted social program can be seriously biased unless it takes proper account of the endogeneity of program participation. The authors argue that partial decentralization of program placement decisions creates control and instrumental variables useful for identifying program benefits. <br>
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| National Domestic Biogas Programme Rwanda<br> 
| Baseline Study Report<br> 
| Huba, E.<br>Paul, E.<br> 
| GTZ<br> 
| Ministry of Infrastructure, Rwanda<br> 
| 2007/11<br> 
| This report gives an overview on the Baselines Study "National Domestic Biogas Programme Rwanda"<br>
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| Rural Electrification and Development in the Philippines<br> 
| Measuring the Social and Economic Benefits<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
| <br> 
| 2002<br> 
| The study considers the quantitative value of electrification for rural consumers by moving beyond existing methods for evaluating rural electrification projects. It is discovered that qualitative data related to rural people’s strong desire for electrification can be used to support more quantitative analysis, thereby linking the electrification benefits that rural households value most to larger social processes.<br>
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==== Impact Evaluation Surveys &gt; Baseline China  ====

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| Bericht über Arbeitsaufenthalt im Projekt "Erneuerbare Energien in ländlichen Gebieten" in den Provinzen Qinghai und Yunnan (VR China)<br> 
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| Brühl, D.<br>Haskamp, S.<br> 
| GTZ<br>(ordered by)<br> 
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| 2003<br> 
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| Ganshu: Household-Base-line-study<br> 
| Questionnaire<br> 
| Haskamp, S.<br> 
| GTZ<br>(ordered by)<br> 
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| 2005<br> 
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| PRC China Monitoring for GTZ project "Renewable Energy in Rural Areas"<br> 
| Monitoring-Questionnaire for the provinces Naqu<br> 
| Brühl, D.<br> 
| GTZ<br>(ordered by)<br> 
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| VR China Base-line-study for GTZ project "Rural Infrastructure and Vocational Training"<br> 
| Questionnaire for the Autonomous Region of Tibet<br> 
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| GTZ<br>(ordered by)<br> 
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==== Impact Evaluation Surveys &gt; Baseline Tanzania  ====

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| Promotion of Renewable Energy in Tanzania<br> 
| Household-Baseline-Survey<br> 
| Haskamp, S.<br>Ingwe, A.<br> 
| GTZ<br>(ordered by) 
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| 2005<br> 
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==== Impact Evaluation Surveys &gt; EnPoGen Impacts Indonesia  ====

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| Impacts of Rural Electrification on Poverty and Gender in Indonesia<br> 
| Vol. 2: Quantitative Survey, Methodology,&nbsp; Design and Frequency Results<br> 
| Madon, G.<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
| Energy, Poverty and Gender<br> 
| 2003<br> 
| The report presents the results for Indonesia of a broader Energy, Poverty, and Gender study conducted in Indonesia and Sri Lanka.<br>
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=== Improving Access  ===

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| Accounting for Poverty in Infrastructure Reform<br> 
| Learning from Latin America's Experience<br> 
| Estache, A.<br>Foster, V.<br>Wodon, Q:<br> 
| World Bank<br> 
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| 2002<br> 
| This book explores the connections between infrastructure reform and poverty alleviation in Latin America based on a detailed analysis of the effects of a decade of reforms. It demonstrates that because the access to, and affordability of, basic services is still a major problem, infrastructure investment will be a core component of poverty alleviation programs in the region. The book shows that although affordability of service tariffs is often an issue, in many instances, access is a much more important concern in meeting the infrastructure needs of the poor. Thus, the authors conclude infrastructure provision is a key poverty-reduction tool.<br>
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==== Improving Access &gt; Communal Models  ====

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| Model for empowering rural poor through renewable energy technologies in Bangladesh<br> 
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| Biswas, W.K.<br>Bryce, P.<br>Diesendorf, M.<br> 
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| Environmental Science and Policy<br> 
| 2001<br> 
| This paper proposes an integrated ecological, economic and social model to assist sustainable rural development in villages in Bangladesh. In the model, renewable energy technologies create income-generating activities for male landless and marginal farmers and for women from such households, while reducing environmental problems, like deforestation and indoor air pollution from cooking with poor-quality fuels. Against this background, the paper also covers aspects of micro-credit approaches and the role of village organizations.<br>
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==== Improving Access &gt; Cost Reduction  ====

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| Cost Reduction Options for Rural Electrification<br> 
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| Smith, N.<br>Leaning, C.<br> 
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| 2005<br> 
| This paper presents brief summaries of a broad range of options that may reduce the cost of rural electrification implementation and operation in Nigeria.<br>
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| Reducing the Cost of Grid Extension for Rural Electrification<br> 
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| ESMAP<br> 
| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
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| 2000<br> 
| The focus of this study is to benchmark the cost of medium-voltage grid extension-of bringing power from a supply at point A to a load center at point B-and to then identify ways to reduce this cost and increase the attractiveness of grid extension as a means of bringing the benefits of electrification to rural populations.<br>
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| Sub-Saharan Africa: Introducing Low-cost Methods in Electricity Distribution Networks<br> 
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| ESMAP<br> 
| World Bank<br>ESMAP<br> 
| ESMAP Technical Paper 104/06<br> 
| 2006<br> 
| The objective of this report is to help in reducing the high costs of electrification by documenting proven, low-cost methods and techniques in electricity networks that have not yet become widely used in sub-Saharan Africa. The report is based on studies related to innovations in Tunisia, Ghana, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and field visits by an expert group of technical specialists to Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda.<br>
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| Impacts and Benefits of Prepaid Electricity Service in Botswana<br> 
| <br> 
| Obok Opok, A.<br>Anderson, G.O.<br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2005<br> 
| This paper explores briefly both potential and reliazed benefits and impacts of the introduction of prepaid meters in electricity services, covering economic, technical and social aspects.<br>
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| An Assessment of South African prepaid electricity experiment, lessons learned, and their policy implementations for developing countries<br> 
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| Tewari, D.D.<br>Shah, T.<br> 
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| Energy Policy<br> 
| 2003<br> 
| This study reviews the economics, logistics, and technology underlying the South African experiment of prepaid electricity. This experiment has resulted into benefiting large masses of small and dispersed consumers. The success of this program can be largely attributed to a number of factors, including a good marketing campaign, innovative tariff schedules, better planning and management, and so on.<br>
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| International Experience with Low Cost Rural Electrification<br> 
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| Smith, N.<br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2005/02<br> 
| This paper provides a review of international experience with low-cost rural electrification, highlighting innovation and good practice that could be applicable to Nigeria. It draws mainly upon experiences from African countries as these are likely to be the most transferable.<br>
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==== Improving Access &gt; Subsidies  ====

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| Cross-Subsidization<br> 
| Pricing in Public Enterprises<br> 
| Faulhaber, G. 
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| The American Economic Review, Vol. 65 (1975), No. 5, pp. 966-977 
| 1975<br> 
| This study examnies whether and how a proposed price structure for a multicommodity enterprise could favor the consumers of one commodity at the expense of the purchasers of another commodity, i.e. whether cross-subsidization occurs?<br>
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| Alternative Energy in the Third World<br> 
| A Reappraisal of Subsidies<br> 
| Desai, A.V. 
| <br> 
| World Development, Vol. 20 (1992), No. 7, pp. 959-965 
| 1992<br> 
| Against the background of common undesirable impacts of subsidization, the paper studies the role of subsidized decentralized sources in remote areas to create dependable markets.<br>
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| The role of energy susidies<br> 
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| Barnes, D.F.<br>Halpern, J. 
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| in: Energy Services for the World's Poor (2000), ch. 7 
| 2000<br> 
| This chapter specifies 'good' and affordable subsidiy schemes enhancing access for the poor as well as sustaining incentives for efficient delivery and consumption<br>
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| Subventionen und staatliche Beihilfen in Deutschland<br> 
| <br> 
| Thöne, M. 
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| FIFO-Reports, No. 4 
| 2005<br> 
| The report reviews different subsidy-definitions used in Germany and proposes a new, less arbitrary definition. Subsequently, the auhors develop a tool to compile the necessary data.<br>
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| Eco-efficiency subsidies<br> 
| <br> 
| GTZ 
| GTZ 
| in: Eco-Efficiency measures: A Compendium 
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| World Energy Outlook<br> 
| Looking at Energy Subdidies: Getting the Prices Right<br> 
| IEA 
| IEA 
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| <br> 
| This study focuses on energy subsidies that encourage overconsumption by keeping prices below cost. It assesses quantitatively the extent of energy subsidies and provides an indicative estimate of the potential gains from removing them — in terms of energy savings, lower carbon dioxide emissions, improved economic efficiency and reduced burdens on government budgets.<br>
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| Energy subsidies and costs in urban Ethiopia<br> 
| The cases of kerosene and electricity<br> 
| Kebede, B. 
| <br> 
| Renewable Energy 
| 2006<br> 
| In this article, the significance of kerosene and electricity subsidies in relation to the purchasing power of Ethiopian urban households is examined. The results indicate that subsidies on kerosene prices and electricity tariffs do not significantly change the overall costs for households.<br>
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| Private Rural Power<br> 
| <br> 
| Harris, C. 
| World Bank 
| Public Policy for the Private Sector 
| 2002<br> 
| The case study examines network expansion by using an output-based scheme in Guatemala. In this context, it assess factors driving the performance of private companies in a variety of rural contexts and sectors and under diverse legal and regulatory arrangements.<br>
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| Output-Based Subsidies for Access<br> 
| Early Lessons for Practicioners from Three Recent Offgrid Electrification Projects in Latin America<br> 
| Reiche, K.<br>Rysankova, D.<br>Goldmark, S. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2006<br> 
| This paper analyzes emerging lessons from three recent projects in Latin America which apply output-based concepts in order to increase access to electricity services in difficult, marginalized areas of Argentina, Bolivia and Nicaragua via innovative private sector-led offgrid business models. The three projects link subsidies to performance in different ways, to fit the respective project development objectives, the local market stage, the needs of small service providers and remote rural users and other project boundary conditions.<br>
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| Water, Electricity and the Poor<br> 
| Who Benefits from Utility Subsidies?<br> 
| World Bank 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2005<br> 
| Drawing together empirical research across a wide range of countries, this book documents the prevalence and variants of consumer subsidies found in the developing world and presents a number of indicators that are useful in assessing the degree to which such subsidies benefit the poor. The findings are placed in a broader social protection framework where comparisons are drawn with povertyfocused programs in other sectors using a common metric.<br>
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==== Improving Access &gt; Subsidies &gt; Cross Subsidies  ====

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| Economically defensible access pricing, competition and preservation of socially desirable cross subsidy<br> 
| <br> 
| Baumol, W.J.<br> 
| <br> 
| Utilities Policy, Vol. 10 (2001), pp. 151-159<br> 
| 2001<br> 
| The article describes and evaluates four principles that have been used or proposed to guide regulation of access to essential bottleneck facilities by competitors of the owner of those facilities: fully distributed cost, incremental cost, Ramsey pricing and parity pricing.<br>
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| Testing viability of cross subsidy using time-variant price elasticities of industrial demand for electricity<br> 
| Indian experience<br> 
| Chattopadhyay, P.<br> 
| <br> 
| Energy Policy, Vol. 35 (2007), pp. 487-496<br> 
| 2007<br> 
| This paper investigates the viability of the Indian electric tariff policy characterized by very high rates for industrial and commercial classes to permit subsidized electric consumption by residential and agricultural customers.<br>
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| Cross-Subsidy Analysis with more than two services<br> 
| <br> 
| Faulhaber, G.<br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2002<br> 
| The purpose of this note is to address certain misperceptions regarding the proper interpretation and application of the principles of the author's paper “Cross-Subsidization:Pricing in Public Enterprises".<br>
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| A Cross-Subsidy Classification Framework<br> 
| <br> 
| Fjell, K.<br> 
| <br> 
| Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 21 (2001), No. 3, pp. 265-282<br> 
| 2001<br> 
| This note discusses different definitions that regulators are likely to encounter, and based on these introduces a novel classification framework according to underlying motivation and consequences for competition.<br>
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| Cross-subsidies and network expansion in developing countries<br> 
| <br> 
| Laffont, J.<br>N'Gbo, A.<br> 
| <br> 
| European Economic Review, Vol. 44 (2000), pp. 797-805<br> 
| 2000<br> 
| This paper provides a simple model to discuss the "nancing of network expansion n developing countries. It shows how infficient or corrupt tax systems a!ect the development of networks, and restore partially the relevance of cross-subsidies between rich and poor consumers for "nancing this development.<br>
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==== Improving Access &gt; Subsidies &gt; Subventionsvergabemodelle<br>  ====

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| Designing output-based aid schemes 
| A checklist 
| Smith, W. 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2000 
| This text develops a checklist for outpt-based aid schemes in developing countries, thereby emphasizing performance accountability, effiency and innovation.
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| Bidding for Concessions 
| The Impact of Contract Design 
| Klein, M. 
| <br> 
| Public Policy for the Private Sector, Note No. 158 
| 1998 
| This series of notes on bidding for infrastructure concessions examines how concession design affects competition in bidding and the sustainability of the contract, whether to auction or negotiate, how to avoid the winner's curse and the case for periodic rebidding.
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| Infrastructure Concessions 
| To auction or not to auction? 
| Klein, M. 
| <br> 
| Public Policy for the Private Sector, Note No. 159 
| 1998 
| This series of notes on bidding for infrastructure concessions examines how concession design affects competition in bidding and the sustainability of the contract, whether to auction or negotiate, how to avoid the winner's curse and the case for periodic rebidding.
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| Designing Auctions for Concessions 
| Guessing the Right Value to Bid and the Winner's Curse 
| Klein, M. 
| <br> 
| Public Policy for the Private Sector, Note No. 160 
| 1998 
| This series of notes on bidding for infrastructure concessions examines how concession design affects competition in bidding and the sustainability of the contract, whether to auction or negotiate, how to avoid the winner's curse and the case for periodic rebidding.
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| Rebidding for Concessions 
| <br> 
| Klein, M. 
| <br> 
| Public Policy for the Private Sector, Note No. 161 
| 1998 
| This series of notes on bidding for infrastructure concessions examines how concession design affects competition in bidding and the sustainability of the contract, whether to auction or negotiate, how to avoid the winner's curse and the case for periodic rebidding.
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=== Econometics  ===

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=== Private Sector Involvement  ===

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| Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure 
| <br> 
| Asian Development Bank 
| Asian Development Bank 
| <br> 
| 2000 
| This report develops best practices for promoting private sector participation and competition in the power sector. It examines the optimum approaches to achieve benefits for consumers of electricity through restructuring, unbundling and privatization.
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| Global Electric Power Reform, Privatization and Liberalization of the Electric Power Industry in Developing Countries 
| <br> 
| Bacon, R.W:<br>Besant-Jones, J. 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2002 
| This paper reviews the progress of the movement to privatize and liberalize the power sector in developing countries. It reviews the forces driving the movement and then describes the steps that should be taken to achieve success.
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| Reforming Power Markets in Developing Countries 
| What Have We Learned? 
| Besant-Jones, J. 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2006 
| This paper compiles the lessons of experience from the reforming power markets of developing countries and transition economies. It focuses on reforms that address the generally poor performance of power markets in developing countries. It also covers reforms in those developing countries with power markets that are performing reasonably well.
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| Energy privatisation and reform in East Africa 
| <br> 
| Hall, D. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2007 
| This paper reviews the experiences with electricity reforms and privatisation in three east African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The first three sections review each country in turn, looking at the use of&nbsp; independent power producers and reforms in power generation,at the distribution systems and at major developments. A further section reviews the main multinational companies active in electricity in the region. In conclusion, the paper discusses some of the main themes emerging, including the issues of pricing policies; investment and the role of public finance, etc.
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| Private Participation in Infrastructure in Developing Countries 
| Trends, Impacts, and Policy Lessons 
| Harris, C. 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2003 
| The report assesses the impact that the private provision of infrastructure has had on service delivery, and what the consequences for other important goals have been. Finally, it looks at the main policy lessons that can be drawn, and what governments have to do moving forward if they are to ensure that the supply of infrastructure services does not become a bottleneck to growth.
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| What International Investors Look For When Investing In Developing Countries 
| <br> 
| Lamech, R.<br>Saeed, K. 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2003 
| To capture international investors’ perceptions of the factors critical to the success or failure of their investments, based on their experience, the World Bank surveyed firms with international equity investments in developing country power sectors.
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| Power Sector Development in Africa 
| <br> 
| Mkhwanazi, X. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2003 
| The objective of this paper is to briefly outline the status of the African power sector, discuss some of the problems facing the sector; identify the technical and non technical barriers to electricity trade; identify strategies and policies to upgrade and modernize infrastructure; address the need to promote a regional and sub regional approach; and propose strategies and policies on power sector development.
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| Public and Private Sector Roles in the Supply of Electricity Services 
| <br> 
| World Bank 
| World Bank 
| <br> 
| 2004 
| This note provides guidance to World Bank Group staff on assessing the suitability of available options for public-private roles in the financing and provision of electricity, and the main steps which staff should take to analyze these options.
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==== Private Sector Involvement &gt; IIPs<br>  ====

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| Lessons from the Independent Private Power Experience in Pakistan 
| 
| Fraser, J.M. 
| World Bank 
| Energy and Mining Sector Board Discussion Paper, No. 14 
| 2005 
| The discussion paper recounts the background to the Bank's IPP program in Pakistan, describes the “orderly framework” developed by the World Bank Group for the IPP workout, and concludes with several lessons learned.
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==== Private Sector Involvement &gt; Regulation<br>  ====

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| Reform and Regulation of the Electricity Sectors in Developing Countries 
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| Jamasb, T. 
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| 
| 2002 
| This paper reviews and draws lessons from the reform experience in developing countries and argues that competition and regulatory reform are equally important to the success of reforms.
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=== Productive Use  ===

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| Más que alimentos en la mesa 
| La Real Contribución de la agricultura a la Economía 
| Brathwaite, C.W.D. 
| Grupo Interagencial de Desarollo Rural 
| 
| 2003 
| [Spanish]<br>This report quantifies the real contribution of the agricultural sector to economies in eleven American countries and finds an important impact on rural and urban incomes.
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| Productive Uses of Energy for Rural Development 
| 
| Cabraal, R.A.<br>Barnes, D:F.<br>Agarwal, S.G. 
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| Annual Review of Environment and Resources, Vol. 30 (2005), pp. 177-144 
| 2005 
| This review utilizes working definition of “productive uses of energy,” which states “in the context of providing modern energy services in rural areas, a productive use of energy is one that involves the application of energy derived mainly from renewable resources to create goods and/or services either directly or indirectly for the production of income or value.” After summariing different views on productive uses of energy, linking of energy with several Millennium Development Goals are analyzed.
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| Maximizing the Productive Uses of Electricity to Increase the Impact of Rural Electrification Programs 
| An operational methodology 
| de Gouvello, C.<br>Durix, L. 
| ESMAP/World Bank 
| ESMAP Formal Report 332/08 
| 2008 
| This paper argues that to be successful, rural electrification programs should target direct impact on livelihoods and revenue generation beyond the provision of connections and kilowatt-hours by implementing electricity projects that affect livelihoods and generate new revenues. The necessity and the modalities of this cooperation with other sectors are discussed and two approaches—the systematic approach and the pragmatic approach—to foster such cooperation are described in this paper. The systematic approach analyzes the technologies used in the production processes of goods and services in a specifi ed rural area. The pragmatic approach follows an opportunistic tactic, taking advantage of preexisting opportunities resulting from the ongoing or planned implementation of another project or program in a given area. It is implemented when conditions are ripe for a quick-win project that would provide rapid revenue-enhancing gains, thanks to access to electricity.Both the systematic and pragmatic approaches are being tested and implemented in Senegal, where they were initially developed and implemented within the Electricity Services in Rural Areas Project (ESRAP) co-fi nanced by the World Bank.
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| A Review of the Evidence and Case Studies in Rural China 
| 
| World Bank 
| World Bank 
| Energy, Poverty and Gender 
| 2003 
| The first section of the report is based on a review of field studies in the People's Republic of China. Following it is a general discussion of current approaches to poverty and gender issues, existing evidence on links between energy, poverty, and gender. The discussion centers on the “vicious circle” of energy poverty: The inability to buy improved energy supplies or equipment results in low productivity, low quality of outputs and an inability to release reproductive2 labor for economic activity, leading to low returns to investment and labor inputs, again limiting possibilities for energy investments.
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| Small Manufacturing Enterprises in Developing Countries 
| 
| Little, I.M.D. 
| 
| The World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 1 (1987), No. 2, pp. 203-235 
| 1987 
| This article examines aspects of the relationship between establishment size and the pattern and efficiency of factor use, and about the nature and effects of price differentials in factor markets with data from surveys of small manufacturing enterprises. The article also examines India's long-standing policy, unusual among developing countries, of providing special support and protection for small enterprises.
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| Identificación de las Aplicaciones Productivas de la Energía Eléctrica en Sitios Pilotos del&nbsp; Proyecto PERZA, Nicaragua 
| 
| Mathieu, P. 
| 
| 
| 2003 
| [Spanish]<br>This study indentifies new apllications of productive use of energy in selected sites in Nicaragua and wants to reveal new potentials concerning productivity and efficiency.
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| The Small-Scale Manufacturing Sector in Ghana 
| A Source of Dynamism or of Subsistence Income? 
| Mensah, J.V.<br>Tribe, M.<br>Weiss, J. 
| 
| Journal of International Development, Vol. 19 (2007), pp. 253-273 
| 2007 
| This study uses survey data from small-scale manufacturing enterprises in Ghana to examine factors affecting performance as well as economic dynamism.
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| Rural Electrification, Micro-finance and Micro and Small Business Development 
| Lessons for the Nicaragua Off-grid Rural Electrification Project 
| Motta, M.<br>Reiche, K. 
| 
| 
| 2001 
| This paper outlines the key considerations for designing operations involving a combination of electrification, micro-finance, and business development services for micro and small businesses for developing the private sector in off-grid areas. By doing this, the paper provides a basis for the design of the Nicaragua Off-Grid Rural Electrification Project.
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| Rural nonagricultural activities in development 
| Theory and application 
| Ranis, G.<br>Stewart; F. 
| 
| Journal of Development Economics, 40, pp. 75-101 
| 1993 
| This paper focusses on the potentially important role of rural nonagricultural activity in the development process. Using the Hymer-Resnick Z-goods model as a point of departure, the authors first show that its pessimistic conclusions are based on rather restrictive assumptions as applied to the colonial period. They relax these assumptions, indicating the theoretical possibility of a<br>substantially more positive scenario for that period. Subsequently, we analyze the role of Zgoods, traditional and nontraditional, in the post-independence era, again distinguishing between archetypal pessimistic and optimistic cases. Finally, the comparative historical experience of the Philippines and Taiwan is brought to bear to illustrate the argument empirically.
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| How Inadequate Provision of Public Infrastructure and Services Affects Private Investment 
| 
| Reinikka, R.<br>Svensson, J. 
| World Bank 
| 
| 1999 
| The authors use microeconomic evidence to show the effects of poor infrastructure services on private investment in Uganda. They find that poor public capital, proxied by an unreliable and inadequate power supply, significantly reduces productive private investments.
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| Modern Energy: Impacts on Micro-enterprises 
| 
| DFID 
| DFID 
| Policy Research Working Paper 2262 
| 2003 
| The objective of this document is to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge with regard to the impacts of modern energy on micro-enterprise and to discuss the nature and extent of linkages that have been found to exist between modern energy and micro-enterprise activity.
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==== Productive Use &gt; Access to Markets<br>  ====

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| Promoting Market Access for the Rural Poor&nbsp; in order to&nbsp; Achieve the Millennium Development Goals 
| IFAD 
| IFAD 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 2003 
| This report first gives a breif overview over the Millennium Development Goals and the importance of markets for rural people. Subsequently, it reviews IFAD experiences and lessons learned and provides an outlook what to do to enable the rural poor to seize their opportunities and to overcome their constraints.
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| Access to Markets and the Benefits of Rural Roads 
| Jacoby, H.G. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 1998 
| This paper develops and implements a method for nonparametrically estimating the benefits from road projects at the household level using the relationship between the value of farmland and its distance to agricultural markets.
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| How important is modern energy for micro-enterprises? 
| Kirubi, C. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| In this study the author explores the relationship between modern energy and economically productive activities in rural Kenya. The findings reveal that access to electricity, in combination with simultaneous access to markets and other infrastructure (roads, communication, schools, etc), have contributed to robust growth of microenterprises in clear and compelling ways.
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==== Productive Use &gt; Business Development Services<br>  ====

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| Business Development Services for Micro-Enterprises 
| Harper, M. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| This paper examines the issues surrounding delivery of non-financial business services, and the criteria for assessing their impact. The focus is on the needs of the smallest 'survival' businesses of the poor.
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| Developing commercial markets for BDS 
| McVay, M.<br>Miehlbradt, A.O. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| International Labour Office 
| 2001 
| The purpose of this reader is to help donors, researchers and practitioners understand the latest thinking on BDS issues, and become familiar with the global experience that has contributed to current, best practice.
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| Synergies through Linkages 
| Sievers, M.<br>Vandenberg, P. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| World Development, Vol. 25 (2007), No. 8, pp. 1341-1358 
| 2007 
| According to the authors, business services must be demand driven, managed in a sustainable manner, and diversified beyond management training. For success, linkages must provide benefits to the three key actors involved: enterprises, BDS providers, and micro-finance institutions. Thirty linked programs are analyzed using a six-part typology.
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| Training for the Urban Unemployed 
| Wodon, Q.<br>Minowa, M. 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| <br> 
| 1999 
| This paper suggests that recent evaluations of a large training program for the unemployed by the Government of Mexico may have suffered from inappropriate controls for the endogeneity of program participation. It therefore develops an alternative methodology and shows the ineffieciency of the program.
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==== Porductive Use &gt; Microfinance  ====

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| Evidence of Microfinance's Contribution to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals 
| Dunford, C. 
| 
| 
| 
| 2006 
| The report shortly sums up the main objectives and impacts of microfinance projects and gives evidence for the linkage to five Millennium Development Goals.
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| Microfinance: A View from the Fund 
| IMF 
| IMF 
| 
| 
| 2005 
| This paper summarizes the Fund's view on microfinance by illuminating definitions and key issues as well as providing an overview of policy issues and the role of international finance institutions.
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| Micro-Finance and Poverty 
| Khandker, S.R: 
| World Bank 
| Policy Research Working Paper 2945 
| 
| 2003 
| The author addresses questions of effectiveness using household level panel data from Bangladesh. The findings confirm that micro-finance benefits the poorest and has sustained impact in reducing poverty among program participants.
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| The Effects of Microfinance Program Participation on Income and Income Inequality 
| Mathew, R.P. 
| 
| 
| 
| 2006 
| This paper studies the effect of participation in microfinance programs on incomes using a regression model. The model found that there is a significant positive relationship between microfinance program participation and log income. It provides evidence that participation leads to 10% higher incomes in the participants.
|-
| Microfinance and the Millennium Development Goals 
| World Bank 
| World Bank 
| 
| 
| 2002 
| This brief summarizes the results of recent professional studies on the impact of microfinance, recognizing the difficulties of comparing studies that apply different levels of methodological rigor.
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| The Microfinance Promise 
| Morduch, J. 
| 
| Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 37 (1999), No. 4, pp. 1569-1614 
| 
| 1999 
| &nbsp;In describing emerging tensions, the paper highlights the diversity of innovative mechanisms beyond group-lending contracts, the measurement of financial sustainability, the estimation of economic and social impacts, the costs and benefits of subsidization, and the potential to reduce poverty through savings programs rather than just credit. The promise of microfinance has pushed far ahead of the evidence, and an agenda is put forward for addressing critical empirical gaps and sharpening the terms of policy discussion.
|-
| Analysis of the Effects of Microfinance on Poverty Reduction 
| Murdoch, J.<br>Haley, B. 
| 
| 
| 
| 2002 
| This executive paper examines the role of microfinance in poverty reduction strategies. After giving evidence for the positive impact of microfinance strategies, the authors rate these strategies against other development tools and reveal potential synergies.
|-
| Does Microfinance Really Help the Poor? 
| Murdoch, J. 
| 
| 
| 
| 1998 
| Replications of the microfinance's flagship, the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, have spread around the world. While programs aim to bring social and economic benefits to clients, few attempts have been made to quantify benefits rigorously. This paper draws on a new cross-sectional survey of nearly 1800 households, some of which are served by the Grameen Bank and two similar programs, and some of which have no access to programs.
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