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Author : Jocelyn A. Songco
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Desarrollo rural - Vietnam
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
Author : Jocelyn A. Songco
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 65 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290704360
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].
Author : Dominique Van de Walle
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Analisis costo-beneficio
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
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.
Author : Dominique P. van de Walle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290704896
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.Van de Walle examines how rural road investment projects should be selected and appraised when the objective is poverty reduction. After critically reviewing past and current practices, van de Walle develops an operational approach grounded in a public economics framework in which concerns of equity and efficiency are inseparable, information is incomplete in important ways, and resources are limited. She addresses a key problem: that an important share of the benefits to the poor from rural roads cannot be measured in monetary terms.The selection formula she proposes aims to identify places where poverty and economic potential are high and access is low. She illustrates the method using data for and project experience in Vietnam.Among the advantages of proceeding as outlined in her proposal: This approach holds the hope of building capacity and is participatory; it extracts local information that may not be readily available to the central government; and it appears to be feasible because it relies on local authorities participating in the appraisal of subprojects.This paper - a product of Public Economics, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to study the impact of transport and other physical infrastructure on poverty. Copies of the paper are available free from the World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. The author may be contacted at [email protected].
Author : Louis Y. Pouliquen
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780821343098
"Rural infrastructure is critical to both economic and social development. Its absence thwarts growth and, typically, the poor are those hurt the most. The purpose of this paper is to serve as a basis for knowledge management on rural infrastructure." In the 1970s, the primary, if not the unique, objective of rural infrastructure lending was to get rural infrastructure built. However, the institutional aspects of how this infrastructure was to be built, and later how it would be operated and maintained, did not receive much attention. Only recently has poverty alleviation through employment creation become an explicit objective of rural infrastructure investments. This review tracks the poverty alleviation objective of rural infrastructure projects using three criteria: 1. whether poverty was an explicit criterion in the selection of specific sub-projects; 2. whether poverty was addressed in the pricing of rural infrastructure services; and 3. whether poverty was addressed through the creation of employment.
Author : Hemamala Hettige
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Economic development projects
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101483810
Author : V. Basil Hans
Publisher : BookMedia
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9788194805854
Dr V Basil Hans MA, MPhil, PhD is Associate Professor and Head, Dept of Economics and dean Faculty of Arts, St Aloysius Evening College, Mangalore. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience at UG and PG levels. Dr Hans has guided six MPhil and three PhD candidates successfully. He is an editor/reviewer for 31 journals. He has authored 18 books, edited 7 volumes and written 212 articles. He has presented 82 papers in national seminars and 12 in international conferences. His forthcoming book in on sanitation culture in India.
Author : Mr.Mahmood Hasan Khan
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2001-03-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1589060067
Reviews causes of poverty in rural areas and presents a policy framework for reducing rural poverty, including through land reform, public works programs, access to credit, physical and social infrastructure, subsidies, and transfer of technology. Identifies key elements for drafting a policy to reduce rural poverty.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264024786
Focusing on pro-poor growth and income poverty, Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Policy Guidance for Donors identifies binding constraints and offers policies and strategies to address them.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073142593
Contains five papers on how to target investments and public expenditure with a view to meeting the particular needs of the poor. Case studies explore the need for expanded access to public health, public utilities, education and child care.
Author : Chris Donnges,Geoff A. Edmonds,Bjorn Johannessen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Rural roads
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132341004
Provides an analysis of rural road maintenance in the Asian region.
Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290926177
This publication summarizes the papers and presentations in Workshops on Economics of Infrastructure in a Globalized World, funded by the Asian Development Bank through a regional technical assistance project. The discussions at the conferences focused on three themes: (i) the role of infrastructure in supporting inclusive growth and poverty reduction; (ii) the need for appropriate soft infrastructure, including the policy environment and regulatory institutions; and (iii) the potential for public and private partnerships in infrastructure provision. Each theme elaborates the premise that extensive, efficient infrastructure services are essential drivers of economic growth and sustainable poverty reduction.
Author : Shenggen Fan,Connie Chan-Kang
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780896291416
Since 1985, the Chinese government has given high priority to building roads, particularly high-quality roads that connect industrial centers. This report evaluates the contribution roads have made to poverty reduction and economic growth in China over the last two decades. It disaggregates road infrastructure into different classes to account for differences in their quality, and then estimates the impact of road investments on overall economic growth, agricultural growth, urban growth, urban poverty reduction, and rural poverty reduction. The report makes the case for a greater focus on low-quality and rural roads in future infrastructure investment strategies in China. It does so by showing how investing in low-quality and rural roads will generate larger marginal returns, raise more people out of poverty per yuan invested, and reduce regional development disparity more sharply than investing in high-quality roads. The study's findings will have considerable implications for China's infrastructure policy
Author : Cynthia C. Cook,Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789715615808
"The objectives of the RETA [regional technical assistance project], a study based on a literature and project review and on field research in three Asian countries [People's Republic of China, Thailand and India], were to enhance current understanding of how transport and energy infrastructure contribute to poverty reduction, to fill knowledge gaps, and to identify lessons learned and good practices."--P. 1.
Author : Mr.Mahmood Hasan Khan
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2000-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781451850093
In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional differences and overlap between the rural poor. Several policy options are delineated and explained, including stable management of the macroeconomic environment, transfer of assets, investment in and access to the physical and social infrastructure, access to credit and jobs, and provision of safety nets. Finally, some guideposts are identified for assessing strategies to reduce rural poverty.