Has some economist who works on corruption studied spatial patterns in electricity access in developing country cities? This NY Times piece about Iraq was funny and interesting. The world agrees that Katie Couric is cute! But, here is the key quote:
"The ministry says that electricity is improving, and some residents agree, especially those who live near ministry offices. Murtada Khassim, who sells cologne and bars of soap from a wooden cart near another billboard of Ms. Couric’s smiling face, and who lives in an apartment nearby, said he had had 10 straight hours of power the previous night, a substantial improvement from last summer, when most residents had just a few hours each day."
This merits some GIS research!
