Among the various options for off-grid rural electrification, renewables-based off-grid electrification holds particular promise due to the double dividends it offers: reduction of poverty and of greenhouse gas emissions. Notably, off-grid renewable energy systems can be suitable for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare the stringency of different types of public financing institutions' safeguard mechanisms in the financing of large dams in developing countries. It seeks to do so by examining: the institutional strategies and policies currently in place in a...

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine ways in which political opposition to market‐oriented reforms in emerging markets can be challenged. Design/methodology/approach – An in‐depth study of two industrial sectors is undertaken – natural resource industries and infrastructure since both...