Essakali, Mohammed Dalil2012-08-132012-08-132005-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11781This note presents a number of policy options to improve basic access and promote the mobility of Pakistan's rural population in support of the Government's Poverty Reduction Strategy. This is achieved through more focused and community driven interventions to meet the direct needs of the rural population. The current state of rural accessibility and mobility are examined together with their effect on both the social and economic dimensions of rural poverty. Key challenges and constraints to reform are identified. The note contributes to the current debate within Pakistan with regard to the better targeting of interventions to assist the rural poor. It should also be of interest to policy makers in other countries concerned with how rural transport policy may be developed to meet the Millennium Development Goals.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO MARKETSACCESSIBILITYACCESSIBILITY INDICATORSAGRICULTUREASPHALTBASIC ACCESSBASIC SERVICESBETTER ROADBETTER ROADSBICYCLESBUSBUSESCONSTRUCTION STANDARDSCONVENTIONAL RURAL TRANSPORTDEMAND FOR TRANSPORTDEVELOPMENT GOALSDIESELDIESEL ENGINESDISTRICT ROADDISTRICT ROADSDOMESTIC TRAVELDRAINAGEDRIVINGECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIES OF SCALEFARESFRAMEWORKFREIGHTFUELGRAVELGRAVEL SURFACINGHANDCARTSHEALTH CAREHIGH TRANSPORTHIGH TRANSPORTATIONHIGHWAYHIGHWAYSIMTINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTSINSPECTIONINTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORTJOURNEYSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL ROAD SYSTEMMEANS OF TRANSPORTMOBILITYMOBILITY STUDYMOTORCYCLEMOTORWAYSMOUNTAINOUS TERRAINNATIONAL HIGHWAYSNATIONAL TRANSPORTNMTNONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTPASSENGER SERVICESPASSENGER TRANSPORTPATHSPAVEMENTSPAVINGPERSONAL MOBILITYPICKUPSPOLICEPOOR ROADPOOR ROAD MAINTENANCEPOPULATION DENSITYPOVERTY REDUCTIONPROVINCIAL HIGHWAYSPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICESROADROAD ACCESSROAD ACCESSIBILITYROAD AGENCIESROAD CATEGORIESROAD CONSTRUCTIONROAD DENSITYROAD MAINTENANCEROAD NETWORKROAD PROJECTSROAD SECTORROAD TRANSPORTROADSROUGHNESSROUTEROUTESRURAL ACCESSRURAL ACCESSIBILITYRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDSRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POPULATIONRURAL ROADRURAL ROAD ACCESSRURAL ROAD ACCESS IMPROVEMENTSRURAL ROADSRURAL ROADS CONSTRUCTIONRURAL TRANSPORTRURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURERURAL TRANSPORT POLICIESRURAL TRANSPORT POLICYRURAL TRANSPORT SERVICESRURAL WOMENSANDSANITATIONSECONDARY ROADSSPOT IMPROVEMENTSTRUCTURESSUSTAINABILITYTAXTRACKSTRAFFICTRAILSTRANSPORTTRANSPORT ACCESSTRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITYTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT EQUIPMENTTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKSTRANSPORT MODETRANSPORT POLICIESTRANSPORT POLICYTRANSPORT RESEARCHTRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTERTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT SERVICETRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERSTRANSPORT SERVICESTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATION COSTSTRAVEL DEMANDTRAVEL TIMETRAVELERSTRIPSUNPAVED ROADSURBAN PASSENGERVEHICLEVEHICLE DIVERSITYVEHICLESWALKINGWATER COLLECTIONWEATHER ROAD ACCESSYEMENWorld Bank10.1596/11781