Figure 1. Consumer Surplus for Lighting (Graphic: Doug Barnes) By Doug Barnes The concept of consumer surplus in measuring the benefit...

By Douglas Barnes and Keith Openshaw Kerosene Lamps and Stoves, Hyderabad, India by D. Barnes Recently we have just reviewed many of pro...

Adult Literacy Class, Bangladesh by Shehzad Noorani People often forget that once Bangladesh was close to being the poorest country on ...

Lighting: Credit NRECA In developed countries we take electric lights for granted. We throw a switch, and presto the room lights up from ...

It is very difficult to measure the value of electricity in many countries because access to it is virtually universal and prices and connec...