The 'Other' Energy Crisis and Economic Development: The Role of Noncommercial Fuels in Indian Subsistence Agriculture (Fuelwood, Biogas, Household Production Resources; India)

A neglected aspect in the study of energy and economic development in LDCs is the role of noncommercial fuels, such as fuelwood, dung and crop wastes, in the subsistence household's decision-making process. This dissertation has attempted to redress this deficiency and in the process fill the gap between studies on discussing and evaluating the impact of oil crises on LDCs and those on different energy technologies and systems. Moreover, this study serves as a useful introduction to the 'other' energy crisis. The latter for many subsistence agricultural economies is the energy crisis and is defined simply as the growing scarcity of noncommercial fuels. Finally, the importance of this dissertation stems from a recognition of the 'other' energy crisis and its subsequent impact on development and policy. The major thrust of this dissertation has been to analyze, assess and evaluate the dimensions of, and solutions to, the 'other' energy crisis in India. While relying mainly on descriptive statistics, obtained from different village and household energy surveys, correlation analysis and multiple regression techniques are also used. The major conclusions are outlined below.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Kotamraju, Pradeep

• Economics, General

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8521809

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70759