Gender and LPG use after government intervention in rural north India

Exposure to air pollution from cooking with solid fuels has important consequences for public health. This paper focuses on rural north India, where despite robust economic growth and government subsidies, the vast majority of households mainly use solid fuels. We draw on new qualitative and quantit...

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Veröffentlicht in:World development. - 1999. - 148(2021) vom: 15. Dez.
1. Verfasser: Vyas, Sangita (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Gupta, Aashish, Khalid, Nazar
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:World development
Schlagworte:Journal Article India LPG energy transition gender solid fuels
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