A bird's eye view of Ghana's renewable energy sector environment: a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making approach

EB Agyekum, F Amjad, M Mohsin, MNS Ansah - Utilities Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
This study examines Ghana's renewable energy (RE) sector environment using PESTLE
analysis (Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, and Environmental). The …

Taking stock of the political economy of power sector reforms in developing countries: a literature review

AD Lee, Z Usman - World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, 2018 - papers.ssrn.com
The power sector reform experiences of developing countries vary greatly. To help explain
this from a political economy perspective, this paper reviews several dozen statistical …

Rethinking power and institutions in the shadows of neoliberalism:(An introduction to a special issue of World Development)

P Kashwan, LM MacLean, GA García-López - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the recognition that institutions matter for international development, the debates
over institutional reforms tend to obscure the role of power. Neoliberal models of …

[HTML][HTML] The power paradigm in practice: A critical review of developments in the Zambian electricity sector

K Bayliss, G Pollen - World Development, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa lags behind the rest of the world in electricity access and
consumption. Infrastructure deficiencies are framed in terms of a “financing gap”, with policy …

Why do countries emulate each others' policies? A global study of renewable energy policy diffusion

E Baldwin, S Carley, S Nicholson-Crotty - World Development, 2019 - Elsevier
The international environmental community and many donor countries have encouraged
developing countries to adopt renewable energy (RE) policies that will encourage low …

[HTML][HTML] Does solar energy reduce poverty or increase energy security? A comparative analysis of sustainability impacts of on-grid power plants in Burkina Faso …

C Brunet, O Savadogo, P Baptiste, MA Bouchard… - Energy Research & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations has identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that
need to be addressed to ensure a peaceful and sustainable existence for all living species …

Introduction: Uneven geographies of electricity capital

N Luke, MT Huber - … and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This special issue considers the relationship between energy, capitalism, and space through
the lens of electricity capital. Electricity capital is the nexus of state, regulatory, and financial …

Can official development assistance promote renewable energy in sub-Saharan Africa countries? A matter of institutional transparency of recipient countries

J Guo, Q Wang, R Li - Energy Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
While there are many researches on the impact of official development assistance (ODA) on
energy, economic, and environmental in sub-Saharan African countries (SSA), the question …

The political economy of special economic zones: the cases of Ethiopia and Vietnam

K Tang - Review of International Political Economy, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract There are over 5,000 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the world. About 75
percent of developing economies and almost all transition economies use SEZs in their …

Diffusing sustainable urban mobility planning in the EU

S Werland - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper explores how the European Commission promotes the concept of Sustainable
Urban Mobility Planning (SUMP) among European cities. Despite the strong uptake of the …