Bøker av Sam Wong

The World Bank¿s `Design Principles¿ for successful renewable energy interventions are cost management, good governance and a choice of technology that meets local needs. Focusing on solar lighting and drawing on case studies in Bangladesh and India, this book problematicises the underpinning assumptions of the `Design Principles¿. It critically examines the obstacles against effective implementation in the field and points to the weaknesses of the World Bank¿s renewable energy policies.

Using ethnographic and participatory methods, this timely volume calls for an exploration of 'unseen' social capital