Other energy crisis and economic development: the role of noncommercial fuels in Indian subsistence agriculture

Thesis/Dissertation · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6061709

Kotamraju, P

A neglected aspect in the study of energy and economic development in LDCs is the role of noncommercial fuels, such as fuelwood, dung, and crop wastes, in the subsistence household's decision-making process. This dissertation attempts to redress this deficiency and in the process fill the gap between studies on discussing and evaluating the impact of oil crises on LDCs and those on different energy technologies and systems. Moreover, this study serves as a useful introduction to the other energy crisis. The latter for many subsistence agricultural economies is the energy crisis and is defined simply as the growing scarcity of noncommercial fuels. Finally, the importance of this dissertation stems from a recognition of the other energy crisis and its subsequent impact on development and policy. The major thrust of this dissertation is to analyze, assess, and evaluate the dimensions of, and solutions to, the other energy crisis in India. While relying mainly on descriptive statistics, obtained from different village and household energy surveys, correlation analysis and multiple regression techniques are also used. The major conclusions are outlined and discussed briefly.

• Research Organization: Illinois Univ., Urbana (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6061709
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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