Elite Capture Residential Tariff Subsidies in India |
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| Author:
| Mayer, Kristy
Banerjee, Sudeshna
Trimble, Christopher |
| Series title: | World Bank Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4648-0412-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2014 |
| Publisher: | World Bank Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.00USD $25.00 |
Book Description:
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India is home to one of the world's largest populations without electricity access. Traditionally, the Government of India has extended rural electrification using two instruments: consumption subsidies and free connections to households below the poverty line. This study centres on subsidies for electricity consumption, examining their size, frequency, and distribution. It uses poverty as a lens through which to focus more closely on these concepts.
India is home to one of the world's largest populations without electricity access. Traditionally, the Government of India has extended rural electrification using two instruments: consumption subsidies and free connections to households below the poverty line. This study centres on subsidies for electricity consumption, examining their size, frequency, and distribution. It uses poverty as a lens through which to focus more closely on these concepts.