How sustainable is policy incoherence? A rationalist policy analysis of the Cameroonian electricity reform

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-177

  Pineau, Pierre Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Electricity reforms; Policy incoherence

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CAMEROON; ELECTRICITY REFORMS; INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION (IFC); POLICY INCOHERENCE;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33749054210     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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