TY - BOOK AU - Meier, Peter. AU - Munasinghe, Mohan. TI - Sustainable energy in developing countries: policy analysis and case studies T2 - Munasinghe Institute for Development. Series on growth and sustainable development SN - 1843767538 AV - HD 9502 .S722 .M45 2005 PY - 2005/// CY - Cheltenham PB - Edward Elgar KW - Recursos energéticos KW - Política energética KW - Conservación de la energía KW - Países en desarrollo N1 - Figures, viii --; Tables, xi --; Boxes, xiv --; Acknowledgements, xv --; Abbreviations and acronyms, xvi --; Foreword Karu Jayasuriya, MP, xviii --; 1. Introduction, 1 --; 2. The present situation, 17 --; 3. Valuation of health damage costs, 33 --; 4. Economics of imported fuels, 47 --; 5. Resolving technology and fuel choice problems for power generation, 60 --; 6. The economic and environmental costs of traffic congestion, 93 --; 7. The economic and environmental costs of fuel price distortions, 134 --; 8. Introducing unleaded gasoline, 155 --; 9. Options for GHG emission reductions, 166 --; 10. Dealing with uncertainy: A real options framework for carbon trading, 202 --; 11. Renewable energy for rural electrification, 217 --; 12. Summary and implications for policy, 242 --; Bibliography, 258 --; Index, 271 ER -