Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam
What are linkages between rural infrastructure investments, and household welfare? In the past, most of the evaluations to assess the effectiveness of a project, focused on physical outputs, and success of project implementation. In recent years, m...
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okr-10986-156072021-04-23T14:03:19Z Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam Songco, Jocelyn A. RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY MITIGATION RURAL POVERTY INVESTMENTS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION QUALITATIVE DATA ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION BASIC NEEDS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT CEREAL CROPS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CROPS DAMS DATA COLLECTION DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DISPOSABLE INCOME DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC VALUE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOURCES EXPENDITURES FARM INCOME FARMERS FARMING FARMS GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME IFAD IMPACT EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT INCOME LEVELS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION IRRIGATION LAND USE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIVELIHOOD LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS MEDICINE MINIMUM WAGES NGO OUTCOME INDICATORS PETROLEUM PHYSICAL INDICATORS PMU POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT PROJECT OBJECTIVES PUMPS PURCHASING POWER QUALITATIVE METHODS RENEWABLE ENERGY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SAVINGS SOLAR ENERGY TARGETING TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNDP UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME USAID WAGES WATER SUPPLY WEIRS WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND ENERGY What are linkages between rural infrastructure investments, and household welfare? In the past, most of the evaluations to assess the effectiveness of a project, focused on physical outputs, and success of project implementation. In recent years, more attention has been given to the impact of investments, particularly its effect on the poor, both in economic, and non-economic terms. The author presents findings from a survey of the existing literature on such impacts. Although evidence exists for improved household welfare from rural infrastructure investment, little evidence was found of studies that provided concrete linkages between specific investments in rural infrastructure, and increased welfare of the rural poor. This is due in part to the complexity, and oftentimes the concurrent nature of interventions, that make attributing welfare improvements, to a particular project, virtually impossible. The evidence is presented in this three-part paper. Part I gives examples of past, and current attempts to assess the impact of rural infrastructure projects, and provides suggestions for future evaluations. Part II discusses in detail some observed economic, and non-economic impacts on the poor, from different rural infrastructure interventions. Part III presents lessons learned from the literature on how to maximize the impact of rural infrastructure interventions on household welfare. Specific project, and country examples from the literature, and new data from a recent qualitative study in Vietnam, are presented as evidence for, and illustration of key ideas, and issues. 2013-09-04T19:21:58Z 2013-09-04T19:21:58Z 2002-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1719825/rural-infrastructure-investments-benefit-poor-evaluating-linkages-global-view-focus-vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15607 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2796 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vietnam |
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RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY MITIGATION RURAL POVERTY INVESTMENTS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION QUALITATIVE DATA ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION BASIC NEEDS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT CEREAL CROPS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CROPS DAMS DATA COLLECTION DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DISPOSABLE INCOME DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC VALUE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOURCES EXPENDITURES FARM INCOME FARMERS FARMING FARMS GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME IFAD IMPACT EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT INCOME LEVELS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION IRRIGATION LAND USE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIVELIHOOD LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS MEDICINE MINIMUM WAGES NGO OUTCOME INDICATORS PETROLEUM PHYSICAL INDICATORS PMU POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT PROJECT OBJECTIVES PUMPS PURCHASING POWER QUALITATIVE METHODS RENEWABLE ENERGY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SAVINGS SOLAR ENERGY TARGETING TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNDP UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME USAID WAGES WATER SUPPLY WEIRS WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND ENERGY |
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RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE POVERTY MITIGATION RURAL POVERTY INVESTMENTS HOUSEHOLD WELFARE INDICATORS PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION QUALITATIVE DATA ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACCESS TO CREDIT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION BASIC NEEDS CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT CEREAL CROPS COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CONSUMPTION PATTERNS CROPS DAMS DATA COLLECTION DECISION-MAKING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DISPOSABLE INCOME DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC IMPACT ECONOMIC VALUE ELECTRICITY EMPLOYMENT ENERGY SOURCES EXPENDITURES FARM INCOME FARMERS FARMING FARMS GNP GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT HEALTH IMPROVEMENTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME IFAD IMPACT EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION REPORT INCOME LEVELS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION IRRIGATION LAND USE LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIVELIHOOD LIVESTOCK LIVING STANDARDS MEDICINE MINIMUM WAGES NGO OUTCOME INDICATORS PETROLEUM PHYSICAL INDICATORS PMU POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRODUCTIVITY PROJECT BENEFICIARIES PROJECT IMPACTS PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT PROJECT OBJECTIVES PUMPS PURCHASING POWER QUALITATIVE METHODS RENEWABLE ENERGY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SAVINGS SOLAR ENERGY TARGETING TRADEOFFS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT UNDP UNITED NATIONS UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME USAID WAGES WATER SUPPLY WEIRS WILLINGNESS TO PAY WIND ENERGY Songco, Jocelyn A. Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam |
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What are linkages between rural
infrastructure investments, and household welfare? In the
past, most of the evaluations to assess the effectiveness of
a project, focused on physical outputs, and success of
project implementation. In recent years, more attention has
been given to the impact of investments, particularly its
effect on the poor, both in economic, and non-economic
terms. The author presents findings from a survey of the
existing literature on such impacts. Although evidence
exists for improved household welfare from rural
infrastructure investment, little evidence was found of
studies that provided concrete linkages between specific
investments in rural infrastructure, and increased welfare
of the rural poor. This is due in part to the complexity,
and oftentimes the concurrent nature of interventions, that
make attributing welfare improvements, to a particular
project, virtually impossible. The evidence is presented in
this three-part paper. Part I gives examples of past, and
current attempts to assess the impact of rural
infrastructure projects, and provides suggestions for future
evaluations. Part II discusses in detail some observed
economic, and non-economic impacts on the poor, from
different rural infrastructure interventions. Part III
presents lessons learned from the literature on how to
maximize the impact of rural infrastructure interventions on
household welfare. Specific project, and country examples
from the literature, and new data from a recent qualitative
study in Vietnam, are presented as evidence for, and
illustration of key ideas, and issues. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Songco, Jocelyn A. |
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Songco, Jocelyn A. |
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Songco, Jocelyn A. |
| title |
Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam |
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Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam |
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Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam |
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Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam |
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Do Rural Infrastructure Investments Benefit the Poor? Evaluating Linkages--A Global View, A Focus on Vietnam |
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do rural infrastructure investments benefit the poor? evaluating linkages--a global view, a focus on vietnam |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1719825/rural-infrastructure-investments-benefit-poor-evaluating-linkages-global-view-focus-vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15607 |
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