Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor?
Title | Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? PDF eBook |
Author | Jocelyn A. Songco |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 70 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Desarrollo rural - Vietnam |
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Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages
Title | Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages PDF eBook |
Author | Jocelyn A. Songco |
Publisher | |
Pages | 65 |
Release | 2016 |
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What are the linkages between rural infrastructure investments and household welfare? In the past most of the evaluations to assess the effectiveness of a project focused on physical outputs and success of project implementation. In recent years, more attention has been given to the impact of investments, particularly its effect on the poor, both in economic and noneconomic terms. Songco presents findings from a survey of the existing literature on such impacts.Although evidence exists for improved household welfare from rural infrastructure investment, little evidence was found of studies that provided concrete linkages between specific investments in rural infrastructure and increased welfare of the rural poor. This is due in part to the complexity, and oftentimes the concurrent nature of interventions, that make attributing welfare improvements to a particular project virtually impossible.The evidence is presented in this three-part paper. Part I gives examples of past and current attempts to assess the impact of rural infrastructure projects and provides suggestions for future evaluations. Part II discusses in detail some observed economic and noneconomic impacts on the poor from different rural infrastructure interventions. Part III presents lessons learned from the literature on how to maximize the impact of rural infrastructure interventions on household welfare. Specific project and country examples from the literature and new data from a recent qualitative study in Vietnam are presented as evidence for and illustration of key ideas and issues.This paper - a product of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Sector Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region - is part of a larger effort in the region to evaluate the welfare impact of investments. The author may be contacted at [email protected].
Choosing Rural Road Investments to Help Reduce Poverty
Title | Choosing Rural Road Investments to Help Reduce Poverty PDF eBook |
Author | Dominique Van de Walle |
Publisher | World Bank Publications |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Analisis costo-beneficio |
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A change in the transport sector's current approach to selecting rural road investments is warranted. A proposed approach builds on some of the poverty-focused "hybrid" methods found in recent rural road appraisals, recognizing that an important share of the benefits to the poor from rural roads cannot be measured in monetary terms.
Local Infrastructure Investment In Rural America
Title | Local Infrastructure Investment In Rural America PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas G. Johnson |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2021-11-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0429693001 |
Originally published in 1988, this is a collection of symposium papers examining the link between public infrastructure and economic growth. Subjects covered include Economic theories of infrastructure Decision-making, Issues in the supply of Public infrastructure, Life cycle behaviour and the demand for infrastructure, limitations, financial sources and budgeting, the role of the local and federal government, different models and case studies in South Carolina, North Dakota, and the Pennsylvania Agricultural Access Program
Evaluation of Infrastructural Interventions for Rural Poverty Alleviation
Title | Evaluation of Infrastructural Interventions for Rural Poverty Alleviation PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 146 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Economic assistance, Domestic |
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Contributed articles and some papers presented at the Regional Seminar-cum-Cluster Country Meeting on Participatory Planning on Rural Infrastructure, held in New Delhi, India in 1998; organized by Asian Institute of Transport Development; articles with reference to South and Southeast Asia.
The Benefits of Rural Roads
Title | The Benefits of Rural Roads PDF eBook |
Author | Javier Escobal D'Angelo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Rural poor |
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From Growth to Convergence
Title | From Growth to Convergence PDF eBook |
Author | F. Zhai |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 2009-02-25 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0230250602 |
The economic landscape of Asia has transformed in the past two decades. Regional economies are linked, and have achieved prosperity. The region must now look to the future. This book explores issues in Asia's long-term development, identifying conditions for sustained growth and income convergence.