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Poverty reduction & pro-poor development

Choosing rural road investments to help reduce poverty (pdf 80kb)

This document offers a set of guidelines to assist in the selection of rural road investment projects designed to alleviate poverty.

The selection method in the paper aims to identify places where, poverty is high, economic potential is high and access is low. The method is illustrated using data and project experience specific to Vietnam.

Resource link:
http://wbln0018.worldbank.org/ research/workpapers.nsf/ bd04ac9da150d30385256815005076ce/ 99ff948babc6b8d38525696900500442/ $FILE/wps2458.pdf
Published: 2002
Source: World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org/)
Added to ADG on: 30 November 2006 , contributed by: ADG team
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