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The Impact of Roads on Poverty Reduction : A Case Study of Cameroon

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dc.contributor.authorGachassin, Marie
dc.contributor.authorNajman, Boris
dc.contributor.authorRaballand, Gael
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T18:40:15Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T18:40:15Z
dc.date.issued2010-02
dc.description.abstractMany investments in infrastructure are built on the belief that they will ineluctably lead to poverty reduction and income generation. This has entailed massive aid-financed projects in roads in developing countries. However, the lack of robust evaluations and a comprehensive theoretical framework could raise questions about current strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using the second Cameroonian national household survey (Enquete Camerounaise Aupres des Menages II, 2001) and the Cameroon case study, this paper demonstrates that investing uniformly in tarred roads in Africa is likely to have a much lower impact on poverty than expected. Isolation from a tarred road is found to have no direct impact on consumption expenditures in Cameroon. The only impact is an indirect one in the access to labor activities. This paper reasserts the fact that access to roads is only one factor contributing to poverty reduction (and not necessarily the most important in many cases). Considering that increase in non-farming activities is the main driver for poverty reduction in rural Africa, the results contribute to the idea that emphasis on road investments should be given to locations where non-farming activities could be developed, which does mean that the last mile in rural areas probably should not be a road.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11796767/impact-roads-poverty-reduction-case-study-cameroon
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5209
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19924
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 5209
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS ROADS
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAID AGENCIES
dc.subjectAID EFFECTIVENESS
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH
dc.subjectANNUAL GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectARABLE LAND
dc.subjectAVERAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectBUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectCASH-CROP
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectDAILY TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT REPORT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
dc.subjectDIMENSIONS OF POVERTY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectESTIMATED PARAMETER
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFEEDER ROADS
dc.subjectFIXED EFFECTS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectFOOD MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHIC POVERTY TRAPS
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.subjectIMPACT ON POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GENERATION
dc.subjectINCOME INCREASE
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL FARMERS
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN ROADS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RATE
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMASSIVE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectMEANS OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMICRO MODEL
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectNATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNON-POOR GROUP
dc.subjectNONFARM INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR AREA
dc.subjectPOOR GROUPS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOVERTY GAP
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDICATOR
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASUREMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY SEVERITY
dc.subjectPOVERTY SITUATION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPRO-POOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectRELATIVE PRICES
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD PROJECTS
dc.subjectROAD USERS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREA
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DISTRICTS
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL ISSUES
dc.subjectRURAL PHENOMENON
dc.subjectRURAL POOR
dc.subjectRURAL POOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT EFFECT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.titleThe Impact of Roads on Poverty Reduction : A Case Study of Cameroonen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Impact Of Roads On Poverty Reduction : A Case Study Of Cameroon
okr.date.disclosure2010-02-28
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:55:26.490315Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/02/11796767/impact-roads-poverty-reduction-case-study-cameroon
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid102871468232166883
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5209
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11796767
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCameroon
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Regional Economic Development
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitTransport Unit, Africa Region
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