In search of viable business models for development: Sustainable energy in developing countries

Corporate Governance (Bingley)

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 551-567

  Kolk, Ans ^a   van den Buuse, Daniel ^a  

^a Business School   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Access to energy; Business models; Developing countries; Electricity; Energy sources; Off grid; Poverty; Renewables; Rural areas; Rural electrification; Sustainable development; Sustainable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865392925     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720701211267865     Document Type: Article

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