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Examines the history of electricity provision in Africa and the effects of privatization and infrastructure changes in energy transformation, offering a critical window into development politics in African states.
... should appeal to scholars not only of energy and electricity policy but also of socio-technical transitions and African studies. What is particularly impressive is the attention to the micro-politics of electricity sector reform processes in Uganda whilst drawing on an impressively eclectic range of theoretical resources.
Christopher Gore's lively new book, Electricity in Africa, is an excellent case study of one of the continent's most pressing issues: energy availability and consumption. Based on over a decade and a half of research and interviews, Electricity in Africa, part of the praiseworthy African Issues series, reveals the emerging scholarship of energy studies in East Africa, focusing on Uganda because of its uniquely bleak energy situation. Despite its increasing population, Uganda has suffered from one of the lowest levels of electricity access in Africa, and Gore provides a thorough examination of how and why this has occurred.
Electricity in Africa helps us understand the complexity of electricity sector reforms. Gore has interacted with many of the key stakeholders in government and in the development community and has a deep understanding of the specifics of the sector as well as of its history and the Uganda context.
Christopher Gore's book is a good step in the direction of the desired continental synthesis of two decades of political economy in relation to electricity in African countries. [.] Gore's emphasis on transformation brings fresh air to the discussion.
CHRISTOPHER GORE is Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
... should appeal to scholars not only of energy and electricity policy but also of socio-technical transitions and African studies. What is particularly impressive is the attention to the micro-politics of electricity sector reform processes in Uganda whilst drawing on an impressively eclectic range of theoretical resources.
Christopher Gore's lively new book, Electricity in Africa, is an excellent case study of one of the continent's most pressing issues: energy availability and consumption. Based on over a decade and a half of research and interviews, Electricity in Africa, part of the praiseworthy African Issues series, reveals the emerging scholarship of energy studies in East Africa, focusing on Uganda because of its uniquely bleak energy situation. Despite its increasing population, Uganda has suffered from one of the lowest levels of electricity access in Africa, and Gore provides a thorough examination of how and why this has occurred.
Electricity in Africa helps us understand the complexity of electricity sector reforms. Gore has interacted with many of the key stakeholders in government and in the development community and has a deep understanding of the specifics of the sector as well as of its history and the Uganda context.
Christopher Gore's book is a good step in the direction of the desired continental synthesis of two decades of political economy in relation to electricity in African countries. [.] Gore's emphasis on transformation brings fresh air to the discussion.
CHRISTOPHER GORE is Associate Professor, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.