Energy-microfinance intervention for below poverty line households in India

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1694-1712

  Rao, P Sharath Chandra ^a   Miller, Jeffrey B ^a   Wang, Young Doo ^a   Byrne, John B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Below poverty line; Energy; Microfinance

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

BELOW POVERTY LINE; ENERGY; ENERGY SERVICES; FINANCE MANAGEMENTS; FINANCIAL ENGINEERINGS; GOVERNMENT OF INDIA; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES; KNOW HOWS; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATIONS; QUALITY OF LIVES; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATIONS; SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES; URBAN POPULATIONS;

FINANCE;

ACCESSIBILITY; MARGINALIZATION; MICROFINANCE; MODEL; POVERTY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL POPULATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WELFARE PROVISION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 63249131612     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.039     Document Type: Article

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