Case Study in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Are households willing to pay for improved electricity supply?

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• CHAPTER ONE
• INTRODUCTION
• BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
• PROBLEM STATEMENTS
• OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
• STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESIS
• JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE OF THE STUDY
• ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
• CHAPTER TWO
• LITERATURE REVIEW
• INTRODUCTION
• THEORETICAL REVIEW
• NON MARKET VALUATION
• METHODS FOR NON MARKET VALUATION

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This dissertation aims to explore households' willingness-to-pay for improved electricity supply in Ghana, focusing on the Cape Coast Metropolis. It utilizes the Contingency Valuation Method and analyzes data from a survey of 200 household heads.

• Assessing households' willingness-to-pay for improved electricity supply.
• Identifying key factors influencing willingness-to-pay.
• Examining the significance of variables such as income, marital status, education, alternative power sources, and household size.
• Applying the logit regression model to analyze the relationship between explanatory variables and willingness-to-pay.
• Contributing to understanding electricity service demand and policy implications in Ghana.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

Chapter One provides an introduction to the study, outlining its background, problem statements, objectives, hypothesis, justification, scope, and organization.

Chapter Two presents a comprehensive literature review, exploring theoretical frameworks and existing research on non-market valuation, including various methods used for this purpose.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This dissertation focuses on the key concepts of willingness-to-pay, electricity supply, non-market valuation, contingency valuation method, household characteristics, and logit regression model, all within the context of the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana.