The Supply and Quality of Rural Transport Services in Developing Countries: A Comparative Review

Abstract

The general issues examined in this report is the extent to which transport services that should complement investments in rural roads can be presumed to materialize and satisfy movement demands efficiently. The study focuses on factors influencing activities which form the bulk of local level rural transport. Chapter II of the report discusses rural transport infrastructure, the general direction and focus of past and current investment programs, the implications for the future and prospects and options for change. Chapter III presents a discussion of the vehicles as well as the various travel and transport aids available and in use, the focus of present policies and investment programs and the implications, prospects and options for the future. Chapter IV concerns the transport disenfranchised, their plight and the prospects and options for reaching them. Chapter V discusses Government policies concerning rural transport matters and Government interventions and actions in the industry. Chapter VI discusses the need for a new perspective and approach to planning and formulating rural transport investment projects and programs. Chapter VII presents ideas and suggestions for Government attention and action and suggestions for the Bank's role in the matter.

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