Energy delivery and utilization for rural development: Lessons from Northern Ghana

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-218

  Kankam, Stephen ^a   Boon, Emmanuel K ^b  

^a Friends of the Nation   (Ghana)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Education; Energy policy; Gender roles; Job creation; Rural development

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS;

CONTENT ANALYSIS; ENERGY POLICY MAKERS; GENDER ROLES; JOB CREATION; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; POLICY DOCUMENTS; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL PACKAGES;

ENERGY POLICY;

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; POLICY MAKING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVEYING;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 70349470953     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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