Provision of electricity to African households: The importance of democracy and institutional quality
Provision of electricity to African households: The importance of democracy and institutional quality
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DOI：
10.1016/j.enpol.2015.09.002
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发表时间：
2015-12-01
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9
通讯作者：
Soderholm, Patrik
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作者：
Ahlborg, Helene;Borang, Frida;Soderholm, Patrik
如何理解非洲国家人均家庭用电量的差异？基于强调民主和制度质量对公共产品提供重要性的理论，本文的目的是分析非洲国家人均家庭用电量水平在多大程度上归因于这些国家的民主地位和制度质量。我们依靠回归分析，采用了1996-2009年期间44个非洲国家的汇总数据集。分析表明，民主和制度质量对人均家庭用电量都有显著的正向影响。我们的研究结果对如何促进发展中国家的能源部门改革具有启示意义。在更一般的一级上，它们表明，体制建设政策努力也适用于当前辩论往往主要集中于经济发展、财政先决条件和所有权问题的领域。(C) 2015年作者。Elsevier Ltd.出版。
How can differences in per capita household electricity consumption across African countries be understood? Based on theories that highlight the importance of democracy and institutional quality for provision of public goods, the aim of the paper is to analyse the degree to which the level of per capita household electricity consumption in African countries can be attributed to the countries' democratic status and their institutional quality. We rely on regression analysis employing a pooled data set for 44 African countries over the time period 1996-2009. The analysis shows that democracy and institutional quality both have significant positive effects on per capita household consumption of electricity. Our results have implications for how energy sector reforms are promoted in developing countries. At a more general level they illustrate that institution-building policy efforts are relevant also in areas where contemporary debates have tended to primarily centre on economic development, financial prerequisites and ownership issues. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.