The power supply sector in Africa is undergoing a process of restructuring and reform, including privatization. The contributors to this volume, who are themselves involved in the policy process in their own countries, assess progress in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Based on empirical research, the policy options and scenarios that they ...
The pricing and marketing of petroleum products in sub-Saharan Africa have been undergoing fundamental change. Strict government control has been, and is being, replaced by liberalization. Oil multinationals have been allowed to pursue their own strategies in the import and retailing of petroleum products with profound consequences in: access and ...
An examination of the structure and process within energy utilities in Kenya and the Sudan, their financial and technical performance; their ability to formulate and implement policies and strategies, and their technical and managerial competence.
An examination of developing countries' ability to benefit from new generic technologies in the realms of information, communication, biotechnology and new materials. The book demonstrates why some developing countries have made considerable progress in absorbing the new technologies while most are still at the starting-blocks, and draws on the ...
Motorized transport has grown substantially in sub-Saharan Africa. This has benefited some sections of the population, but certain problems need to be tackled urgently. These include inefficient fuel use, the spiralling costs of fuel wastage, the lack of systematic transport management and urban air pollution. This text presents transport energy ...
Using a wealth of comparative and statistical detail, the author shows that the 3rd world countries have tried to enforce an effective transfer of technology and its acquisition.
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