Connecting Afghanistan : A Policy Note on Rural Access in Afghanistan
The objectives of this rural access policy note are to: (i) provide a first-level analysis of rural access issues in Afghanistan, (ii) identify key issues, achievements, and challenges in the provision of rural access, (iii) make recommendations fo...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/13180336/connecting-afghanistan-policy-note-rural-access-afghanistan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19235 |
| Summary: | The objectives of this rural access
policy note are to: (i) provide a first-level analysis of
rural access issues in Afghanistan, (ii) identify key
issues, achievements, and challenges in the provision of
rural access, (iii) make recommendations for the
Government's rural access policy, and (iv) stimulate
the policy dialogue on provision of rural access between the
Government of Afghanistan and stakeholders including civil
society, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), development
partners, and private enterprise. Nearly 80 percent of
Afghanistan's people live in rural areas. Incidence of
rural poverty is high as the country recovers from the
long-term effects of the nearly thirty years of conflict and
a recently ended six-year drought. The insurgency in some
parts of the country continues to hamper development
efforts. As lack of rural access is one of the sources of
rural poverty, and holds back the replacement of the poppy
economy with licit rural livelihoods, the World Bank has
supported the provision of rural roads to improve rural
accessibility. Many of these recommendations are
cross-cutting; to plan and implement them would involve
several ministries. Investments and recurrent expenditures
in rural access are substantial and should be leveraged in
the most effective manner. It is therefore recommended that
the Ministry of Finance take the lead in bringing this
policy note to the attention of Government, donors, and
other actors. |
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