Social and Economic Impacts of Rural Road Improvements in the State of Tocantins, Brazil
The aim of this paper is to provide
feedback on the question of socioeconomic benefits from
rural road development and the impact of transport
infrastructure on the poor, particularly the poorest and the
bottom 20 percent of the population. This paper relies on
impact evaluation methodologies, which are traditionally
used in social sectors but less so in the transport sector.
The study, including first surveys, was launched in 2003