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The Poverty Impact of Rural Roads : Evidence from Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorBakht, Zaid
dc.contributor.authorKhandker, Shahidur R.
dc.contributor.authorKoolwal, Gayatri B.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T19:52:28Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T19:52:28Z
dc.date.issued2006-04
dc.description.abstractThe rationale for public investment in rural roads is that households can better exploit agricultural and nonagricultural opportunities to use labor and capital more efficiently. But significant knowledge gaps remain as to how opportunities provided by roads actually filter back into household outcomes and their distributional consequences. This paper examines the impacts of rural road projects using household-level panel data from Bangladesh. Rural road investments are found to reduce poverty significantly through higher agricultural production, higher wages, lower input and transportation costs, and higher output prices. Rural roads also lead to higher girls' and boys' schooling. Road investments are pro-poor, meaning the gains are proportionately higher for the poor than for the non-poor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6691774/poverty-impact-rural-roads-evidence-bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3875
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8333
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3875
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectACCIDENT RISK
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL WAGES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBASE YEAR
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBETTER ROADS
dc.subjectBETTER TRANSPORT
dc.subjectBRIDGES
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCONSUMER PRICE INDEX
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PER CAPITA
dc.subjectCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCULVERTS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF BENEFITS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectDIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUITY VALUE
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFARM EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectFARM PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD TRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN ROADS
dc.subjectJETTIES
dc.subjectLAND PRICES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPOVERTY IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INCIDENCE
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY RATE
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY STATUS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectREMOTE RURAL AREAS
dc.subjectREMOTE VILLAGES
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD CONDITIONS
dc.subjectROAD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectROAD EVALUATION
dc.subjectROAD IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectROAD IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectROAD PROJECTS
dc.subjectROAD USERS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectRURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectRURAL INCOME
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD PROJECT
dc.subjectRURAL ROAD PROJECTS
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSELF-EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COST
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COST SAVINGS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT DEMAND
dc.subjectTRANSPORT EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT QUALITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SURVEYS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COST
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COST SAVINGS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRAVEL TIMES
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectTRIP FREQUENCY
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUNPAVED ROAD
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.titleThe Poverty Impact of Rural Roads : Evidence from Bangladeshen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Poverty Impact Of Rural Roads : Evidence From Bangladesh
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6691774/poverty-impact-rural-roads-evidence-bangladesh
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid568171468003911910
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3875
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6691774
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicRural Transport
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Roads and Transport
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topicRural Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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