On the social costs and benefits of electricity supply in a developing region

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• Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch. The authors would like to thank Professor Mike Truu of the Department of Economics, University of Pretoria, Mr Murray Leibbrandt of the Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University, and the editors of this journal for helpful comments made on earlier drafts of the paper. The financial assistance of the Human Sciences Research Council is gratefully acknowledged.
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