UID:
almafu_9958109065902883
Format:
xv, 135 pages :
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illustrations, maps ;
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23 cm.
ISBN:
1-282-69781-1
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9786612697814
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0-8213-8215-2
Series Statement:
Directions in development. Infrastructure
Content:
This book was written because at the time when Development Partners focus especially on rural mobility, it is worth trying to know how to achieve better aid effectiveness in rural transport. So far, most Development Partners and governments in SSA have relied on two overarching assumptions, which have led to massive road investments: (i) most households in rural areas in Africa are not connected to markets and therefore need a road passable for a truck (all the more as they are remote), (ii) roads with high level of service are crucial to achieve high economic impact. We demonstrate in this bo
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2: What Should the Objective Be to Significantly Reduce Isolation in Sub-Saharan Africa?; Chapter 3: What Is the Average Transport Demand from a Farmer and the Ideal Supply from a Trader?; Chapter 4: What Level of Investment in Roads Is Best to Stimulate Rural Growth?; Chapter 5: How Can Load Consolidation Be Fostered?; Chapter 6: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations; Appendix A: Methodology for Field Data Collection; Appendix B: Data Collected in the Field
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Appendix C: The World Development Report 2009 Policy Framework for Lagging RegionsAppendix D: Methodological Note on Ugandan Household Surveys; Appendix E: Variable Definitions for Ugandan Household Surveys, National and Commissioned; Appendix F: Correlation Table between Variables for the Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Ugandan Household Surveys; Appendix G: Determinant Variables of High-Value Crop Sales; Appendix H: Comparison of Key Variables between the Top 5 Percent of Landowners in Each Country's Sample and the Country's Tota; Appendix I: Descriptive Statistics on Transport Costs per Mode
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Appendix J: Agroecological Zone MethodologyAppendix K: Link between Agriculture Type and Infrastructure Requirement; Appendix L: Maps of Burkina Faso; Appendix M: Maps of Cameroon; Appendix N: Maps of Uganda; References; Index; Back cover
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8213-8214-4
Language:
English
URL:
http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-8214-1
