New Rural Access Index : Main Determinants and Correlation to Poverty
Transport connectivity is essential to sustain inclusive growth in developing countries, where many rural populations and businesses are still considered to be unconnected to the domestic, regional, or global market. The Rural Access Index is among...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/821621478094511356/New-rural-access-index-main-determinants-and-correlation-to-poverty http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25676 |
| Summary: | Transport connectivity is essential to
sustain inclusive growth in developing countries, where many
rural populations and businesses are still considered to be
unconnected to the domestic, regional, or global market. The
Rural Access Index is among the most important global
indicators for measuring people’s transport accessibility in
rural areas where the majority of the poor live. A new
method to calculate the Rural Access Index was recently
developed using spatial data and techniques. The
characteristics of subnational Rural Access Index estimates
were investigated in eight countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia,
Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. It
was found that for the countries in Africa, road density and
road condition are important determinants of the Rural
Access Index. For the South Asian countries, improvement of
road condition is particularly relevant. The evidence
suggests that significant resources are likely to be
required to achieve universal access through rehabilitating
the existing road network and expanding the road network. |
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