Fueling development: Energy technologies for developing countries
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Appropriate information-communications technologies for developing countries.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Energy Policy
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0301-4215
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4215(93)90154-8