Book

Electricity and economic development of Madras State

Annamalai UniversityAnnamalainagar, IndiaPublished In 1968 • Pages:

By: Sonachalam, K. S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source provides a thoroughly detailed survey of the history of electric power development in Madras (Tamil Nadu) and the increasing uses and benefits of electricity in this century. Among the author's major subjects are: cost and operation of electricity projects, state revenues deriving from same, industrial development, electric power in irrigation, and the role of the State Electricity Board. An extensive cost-benefit analysis of electric power supports the author's conclusions on the utility's positive effects.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Energy and power
Production and supply
Acculturation and culture contact
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Tamil
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2019
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
South Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Economist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
M. A. Marcus ; David Sherwood ; 1983
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
no date
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Madras; Tamil Nadu, India
NotesAdditional notes
K. S. Sonochalam
'Published reports on research studies sponsored by the Research Programmes Committee, Planning Commission, New Delhi'
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-256)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
75901824
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Tamil (Indic people)/Electric utilities--India--Tamil Nadu/Tamil Nadu (India)--Economic conditions