TY - GEN AU - Imran, Mudassar AU - Barnes, Philip TI - Energy demand in the developing countries: prospects for the future T2 - World bank staff commodity working paper PB - World Bank KW - ENERGY CONSUMPTION KW - ENERGY CONSERVATION KW - ENERGY DEMAND KW - ENERGY RESOURCES N2 - Energy consumption has increased rapidly in developing countries. This study seeks to highlight the key factors which have contributed to the increases in energy consumption and to project changes likely to occur. Eight major developing countries are covered. Main contributing factors are shown to be increased motor vehicle use and urbanization ER -