Arresting the Killer in the Kitchen: The Promises and Pitfalls of Commercializing Improved Cookstoves

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1694-1705

  Bailis, Rob ^a   Cowan, Amanda ^b   Berrueta, Victor ^c   Masera, Omar ^d  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Grupo Interdiciplinario de Tecnologia Rural Apropiada   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

household energy; improved cookstoves; Latin America; Mexico; public health; social enterprise

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIALIZATION; COOKING APPLIANCE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEOLIBERALISM; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETAILING;

LATIN AMERICA; MEXICO [MEXICO (NTN)]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 69349096307     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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