Graduation Year
2015
Date of Submission
4-2015
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Second Department
Economics
Reader 1
William Ascher
Rights Information
© 2015 Jacob A. Shimkus
Abstract
Rural electrification is a critical tool for accelerating and enhancing development throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. The challenge for modern policymakers is to identify and implement programs that will effectively facilitate rural electrification. This analysis develops a model for comparing the performance of nations' electrification policies using a fixed effects regression model based on World Bank data from 1990, 2000 and 2010. To identify the key policies for driving rural electrification, this analysis then compares the programs and reforms employed in six nations from Sub-Saharan Africa. As a result, three reform measures are identified that are conditional on outside factors for their contribution to success, and three universal policies are identified that may be broadly applied to improve rural electrification throughout the region.
Recommended Citation
Shimkus, Jacob, "Electrifying Development: Identifying Key Policy Tools For Facilitating Rural Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa" (2015). CMC Senior Theses. 1153.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1153
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
