DocumentCode
304196
Title
Project WEALTH (water, energy, agriculture, lighting, training and health)-harnessing the wealth of nations
Author
Kashkari, Chaman
Author_Institution
Akron Univ., OH, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1996
fDate
11-16 Aug 1996
Firstpage
1526
Abstract
Project WEALTH, hereafter referred to as WEALTH, is a global plan for the economic development of an estimated one million villages in the world, where one billion people live. The plan will focus on the provision of: water, energy, agriculture, lighting, training, health (WEALTH), by harnessing the natural resources of the villages and utilizing the technologies available in the industrialized countries. In the first phase of the project, one model village (WEALTH Center) will be established in every developing country of the world. The Center will serve as the training and demonstration center and promote the project in the country. WEALTH will provide economic opportunities for the industrialized and the developing countries. The small business sector will play a major role in the implementation of the project. The project will be developed and implemented, not by governments, but by private sector, in cooperation with national governments. When fully operational, the project has the potential of generating business to the tune of billions of dollars every year. The inner-cities of the US can participate in the project resulting in their own rapid development. WEALTH will spur global economic growth and lay the foundation for prosperity and peace in the twenty-first century
Keywords
agriculture; economics; health care; lighting; natural resources; power systems; training; water supply; Project WEALTH; US inner-cities; agriculture; developing country; energy; global economic growth; health; industrialized countries; lighting; natural resources; training; villages; water; Agriculture; Business; Drilling; Environmental economics; Government; Industrial training; Power generation economics; Renewable energy resources; Reservoirs; Water resources;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
ISSN
1089-3547
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3547-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECEC.1996.553325
Filename
553325
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