Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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989346 | World Development | 2009 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
SummaryIn a shift exemplary of neoliberal approaches to development, major funders of household energy interventions have begun to emphasize market-based stove dissemination over partially subsidized models. Stove promoters are increasingly expected to operate as self-sustaining businesses. This shift is viewed as a way to “scale-up” in order to reach millions of poor households lacking access to clean cooking technologies. Using the case of GIRA, an NGO that has successfully distributed cookstoves in Mexico’s Central Highlands for nearly two decades, we demonstrate how this trend presents challenges for organizations operating effectively with outside funding in highly contextual local conditions.
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Authors
Rob Bailis, Amanda Cowan, Victor Berrueta, Omar Masera,