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Lighting Up The Countryside : The Story of Electric Cooperatives in the Philippines

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The Philippines is one of the first developing countries to undertake a really massive rural electrification effort. This book is an attempt to document the early experiences of this electrification program. It discusses the successes and the dead ends. It dwells on the approaches which appear to have worked and discussesthe guidelines developed to strengthen the program. Particular attention is given to cooperative development. As much as possible, the possibilities are limited at this time, the economic development impact of the electric power is presented. By no means are all the questions answered, but it is hoped that some additional aspects of the how and the what of rural electrification are answered.rnThe underlying motive for this work is to record what has happened, the lessons learned together with the methods and procedures employed, so that other programs may benefit from the experience. In the process, the reader glimpse some of the excitement and dedication wich characterized the implementation of the program.rnChapter 1 gives a description of the formation, construction, and early operationof the two pilot systems. As in later chapters an effort is made to cite important lessons. In Chapter 3, there is a description of how the program moved from the two pilots to an initial, but still experimental, national program. Chapter 4 documents the organizational solutions adapted at the field level, i.e. cooperatives. It is the opinion of the author that the essential ingredient of success in this program has been that of decentralization and use of local talent and initiative.rnIt is clear that it would never have been possible to manage a program of this size if all problems had to be referred to and resolved by Manila, the nation’s capital. Thus, the Chapter on cooperatives is critical. Chapter 5 records the growth of the central organization, the National Electrification Administration (NEA). In this chapter an attempt is made to define the management thery which underlay the NEA’s growth and maturation. Particular effort is made to contrast what actually occurred in this case with the theoretical institutional development plans so often laid out for the organozations needed to direct new programs.rnThe final two chapters discuss the economic and financial performance of existing cooperatives and the plans designed to strengthen and extend the electrification program. A last section is added on the economic and social impact of electrification in the MORESCO area.rnElectrification is too recent to allow definitive judgments about impact. Some more years must elapse. Still, the changes already occurring in MORESCO are exciting and suggestive of a greater and more rapid impact than are often predicted. It is hoped that these chapters will provide something of a handbook of experiences for decision makers who contemplate providing electrical service to rural areas.rnFrank H. Denton born 1932, USA, obtained the Ph.D. in international politics from the University of Southern California where he also lectured for two years. He served for sometime with the Rand Corporation’s social science department, for which he did research in the Philippines in 1968-69 before he entered the field of international development. He has been involved in policy analysis and economic assisstance planning in countries as diverse as Afghanistan and Jordan, and has been with the Asian Development Bank and the U.S Agency for international Development where he was responsible for designing projects in population, agriculture and ruralelectrification, among others. He is at present chief of planning for the USAID’s near East Bureau. The author undertook the research as well as the writing of this bookduring his years in Manila, having been impressedby, in his own words “the only nation basing its national effort on this cooperative system.”rn

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Ketersediaan

090101062

Tersedia

Informasi Detil

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

621.3 DEN i

Penerbit

The Academy Press, Development Academy of the Philippines : Manila., 1979

Deskripsi Fisik

xi, 214 p.

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

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Klasifikasi

621.3 DEN i

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subyek

Electric Lighting

Info Detil Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

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