In 1999 the State Government of Andhra Pradesh launched the Deepam scheme, under which the government covered the cylinder connection fee for starting LPG service to those families classified as being below the poverty line. ... See More + The scheme clearly facilitated the uptake of LPG by the rural poor. However, this study found that biomass remains the main cooking fuel for the majority of Deepam beneficiaries. The economics of LPG service, with its relatively high operating cost, is not favorable for cash-strapped rural households. Even with the cylinder connection fee waiver, the high costs of cylinder refills confined LPG largely to incidental use. The average consumption level of LPG found in the study was 2.9 kg per month against a minimum of 7 kg required to meet the majority of cooking needs, limiting the health and other social benefits of LPG uptake as well as the potential for commercially viable LPG businesses.On the positive side, the convenience introduced by even this limited use of LPG in rural AP, and especially the amount of time saved for the cooks, should not be under-estimated, even if the overall consumption of fuelwood does not decline markedly. The Deepam beneficiaries universally cited time savings in cooking as the primary benefit of LPG use.  See Less -

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP183 Document Date: MAR 01, 2002

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Institutional development impact study (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP168 Document Date: NOV 30, 1996

Author: Godek, Lisa M. Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

A survey of health reform in Central Asia (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP162 Document Date: SEP 30, 1996

Author: Klugman, Jeni; Schieber, George Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Pakistan's international linkages : evolution and prospects (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP165 Document Date: MAY 31, 1996

Author: Riordan, E. Mick; Srinivasan, T. G. Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Pakistan and the Uruguay Round : impact and opportunities - a quantitative assessment (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP163 Document Date: APR 30, 1996

Author: Ingco, Merlinda; Winters, Alan Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

This paper presents evaluative information on retraining schemes for unemployed adults in OECD countries. These evaluations fall into three categories: experimental evaluations that compare the effects of retraining programs for participants and a control group chosen prior to scheme's initiation; quasi-experimental evaluations that chose the control group after the program is completed; and non-specific evaluations that use no control group. ... See More + The authors discuss the correlates - the specific labor market problem addressed, general market conditions, and intervention design - of success and failure of these schemes, separately for programs for workers laid-off en masse and the long-term unemployed. Finally, they draw the implications of these findings for countries in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe  See Less -

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP156 Document Date: OCT 31, 1995

Author: Dar, Amit; Gill, Indermit S.

Hungary - Costs and effectiveness of retraining in Hungary (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP155 Document Date: OCT 30, 1995

Author: Gill, Indermit S.; Dar, Amit Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Pakistan : public expenditure in agriculture (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP153 Document Date: JUN 30, 1995

Author: Choudhry, Yusuf; Faruqee, Rashid Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Private sector participation in the Indonesian public ports (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP150 Document Date: DEC 31, 1994

Author: Van der Ven, Joris Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure

Participation in the South Asia region's - project portfolio : towards defining conditions for success (English)

Document Type: Internal Discussion Paper Report No.: IDP146 Document Date: AUG 31, 1994

Author: Parker, Barbara Disclosure Status: Eligible for Disclosure