The Political Economy of Hydropower Dependant Nations: A Case Study of ZambiaThis book aims to inform better energy policy in hydropower dependent countries which are vulnerable to climate shocks. It focuses on the impact of increasing energy insecurity as global warming affects a fifth of the world population living in hydropower dependent countries facing drought. It uses Zambia as a case study. The book offers supply-side and demand-side recommendations at the national, continental, and global level and contains original data collected to highlight the impact of power outages on manufacturing firms. |
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Contents
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| 15 | |
The Impact of Power Outages in the Literature | 63 |
The Impact of the 2015 and 2016 Power Outages on Zambias Manufacturing | 94 |
Why Zambias System of Energy Provision Did Not Prevent the Power Outages of 2015 and 2016 | 145 |
Recommendations | 207 |
Conclusions | 212 |
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| Title | The Political Economy of Hydropower Dependant Nations: A Case Study of Zambia |
| Author | Imaduddin Ahmed |
| Publisher | Springer Nature, 2021 |
| ISBN | 3030712664, 9783030712662 |
| Length | 269 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development Business & Economics / Development / General Business & Economics / Economics / General Business & Economics / Environmental Economics |
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