Development and the Environment: The Implications of Agricultural Electricity Subsidies in India

Journal of Environment and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-262

  Badiani, Reena ^a   Jessoe, Katrina K ^b   Plant, Suzanne ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

agriculture; electricity; groundwater; India; subsidies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROUNDWATER; INCOME; RURAL AREA; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

INDIA;

EID: 84868650616     PISSN: 10704965     EISSN: 15525465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1070496512442507     Document Type: Article

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