Choosing Rural Road Investments to Help Reduce Poverty

Choosing Rural Road Investments to Help Reduce Poverty

The author examines how rural road investment projects should be selected and appraised when the objective is poverty reduction. After critically reviewing past and current practices, the author develops an operational approach grounded in a public...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van de Walle, Dominique
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
BASIC ACCESS
BENCHMARK
BENEFIT ANALYSIS
CONSUMER SURPLUS
COST SAVINGS
DAILY TRAFFIC
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMICS
ECONOMISTS
EFFECTIVE USE
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
EMPLOYMENT
EXPENDITURES
FORECASTS
FRAMEWORK
FREIGHT TRANSPORT
GIRLS
HEALTH POLICY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME GROUPS
INCOMPLETE MARKETS
INFANT MORTALITY
INPUT
INSURANCE
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERVENTION
JOURNEY
JOURNEY TIME
LIVING STANDARDS
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
MALNUTRITION
MARGINAL BENEFITS
MIGRATION
MORTALITY
NET BENEFITS
OPPORTUNITY COST
PASSENGER
PEDESTRIANS
POLICY RESEARCH
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
PRICES
PRODUCTION INCREASES
PRODUCTIVITY
RATE OF RETURN
RESEARCH PROJECTS
ROAD CHARACTERISTICS
ROAD DENSITY
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD INVESTMENTS
ROAD REHABILITATION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL TRANSPORT
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
SELECTION BIAS
SOCIAL WELFARE
TERRAIN
TRADEOFFS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC VOLUME
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT PROJECTS
TRAVEL TIME
URBAN ROADS
VALUATION
VEHICLES
WELFARE FUNCTION
WELFARE GAINS
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/693023/choosing-rural-road-investments-help-reduce-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19782

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/10/693023/choosing-rural-road-investments-help-reduce-poverty
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19782

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