Electoral cycles in electricity losses in India

Energy Policy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 619-625

  Min, Brian ^a   Golden, Miriam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

India; Line losses; Politics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC FACTORS; ELECTORAL CYCLES; ELECTRICITY LOSS; INDIA; LINE LOSS; POLITICAL FACTORS; POLITICAL PARTIES; POLITICS;

SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ELECTRICITY;

ELECTION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; PARTY POLITICS;

INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84890309873     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.09.060     Document Type: Article

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