Saturday, October 14, 2006

Rural Poor as Energy Producers - A Critique

Rural Poor as Energy Producers - A Critique

September 29, 2006

The rural poor as energy producers - a critique of the "bottom of the pyramid" development discourse

This lively discussion at Biopact highlights an important topic currently going on in the field of development economics, which sheds light on why the authors think biofuels production in the South makes sense from the perspective of development, social justice and poverty alleviation. The discussion is about how relevant is the concept of the rural poor being energy producers - often, in a micro-energy-generation framework.

Read the full discussion from here @ Biopact

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