Books by Douglas F. Barnes

Rural energy's importance to the Bangladesh economy cannot be underestimated. The problems rural people face in obtaining safe, clean, and reliable energy supplies are not minor inconveniences. This study underscores how improved access to rural energy services can create multiple benefits for rural life from income and labour productivity to education and women's health.

A guide that helps improve the quality of life to the rural people in the world who are without electricity. This title provides lessons from successful programs in Bangladesh, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Philippines, Thailand, and Tunisia, as well as Ireland and the United States.

Demonstrates that the movement away from traditional fuels has a strong socio-economic dimension, as poor people are the last to attain the benefits of using modern energy. This book assesses the energy transition as it occurs in urban households, drawing upon data collected by the World Bank Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP).