On measuring energy poverty in Indian households

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2083-2104

  Pachauri, S ^a   Mueller, A ^a   Kemmler, A ^a   Spreng, D ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Asia; Energy access; Energy consumption; Household poverty; India

Indexed keywords

ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 8844252338     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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