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Reducing Poverty by Closing South Asia's Infrastructure Gap

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dc.contributor.authorBiller, Dan
dc.contributor.authorAndrés, Luis
dc.contributor.authorHerrera Dappe, Matías
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-16T16:56:12Z
dc.date.available2014-04-16T16:56:12Z
dc.date.issued2013-12
dc.description.abstractDespite recent rapid growth and poverty reduction, the South Asia Region (SAR) continues to suffer from a combination of insufficient economic growth, slow urbanization, and huge infrastructure gaps that together could jeopardize future progress. It is also home to the largest pool of individuals living under the poverty line of any region, coupled with some of the fastest demographic growth rates of any region. Between 1990 and 2010, the number of people living on less than US$1.25 a day in South Asia decreased by only 18 percent, while the population grew by 42 percent. If South Asia hopes to meet its development goals and not risk slowing down, or even halting, growth and poverty alleviation, it is essential to make closing its huge infrastructure gap a priority. But the challenges on this front are monumental. Many people living in SAR remain unconnected to a reliable electrical grid, a safe water supply, sanitary sewerage disposal, and sound roads and transportation networks. This region requires significant infrastructure investment (roads, rails, power, water supply, sanitation, and telecommunications) not only to ensure basic service delivery and enhance the quality of life of its growing population, but also to avoid a possible binding constraint on economic growth owing to the substantial infrastructure gap.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/19330904/reducing-poverty-closing-south-asias-infrastructure-gap
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/17847
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17847
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectDEREGULATION
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION GRID
dc.subjectECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SERVICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectENTRY BARRIERS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL BURDEN
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE POLICY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subjectLEASE CONTRACT
dc.subjectLEASE CONTRACTS
dc.subjectLENGTH OF ROAD
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectNATURAL MONOPOLY
dc.subjectNETWORK EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectNETWORK PLANNING
dc.subjectNETWORK SERVICES
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC SAFETY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectPUBLIC WORKS
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectREGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectREGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD NETWORKS
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSAFE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION SERVICES
dc.subjectSERVICE EXPANSION
dc.subjectSERVICE LEVELS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOLID WASTE COLLECTION
dc.subjectSTATE HIGHWAYS
dc.subjectSUBDIVISIONS
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT ACCESS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION NETWORKS
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectURBAN HIGHWAY
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectUSER FEES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWASTE COLLECTION
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.titleReducing Poverty by Closing South Asia's Infrastructure Gapen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-04-02
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:38:54.516042Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/12/19330904/reducing-poverty-closing-south-asias-infrastructure-gap
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.topicPublic Sector Economics
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitSouth Asia Sustainable Devmt. (SASSD)
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