Rural Access and Mobility in Pakistan : A Policy Note

This note presents a number of policy options to improve basic access and promote the mobility of Pakistan's rural population in support of the Government's Poverty Reduction Strategy. This is achieved through more focused and community driven interventions to meet the direct needs of the rural population. The current state of rural accessibility and mobility are examined together with their effect on both the social and economic dimensions of rural poverty. Key challenges and constraints to reform are identified. The note contributes to the current debate within Pakistan with regard to the better targeting of interventions to assist the rural poor. It should also be of interest to policy makers in other countries concerned with how rural transport policy may be developed to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Essakali, Mohammed Dalil
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO MARKETS, ACCESSIBILITY, ACCESSIBILITY INDICATORS, AGRICULTURE, ASPHALT, BASIC ACCESS, BASIC SERVICES, BETTER ROAD, BETTER ROADS, BICYCLES, BUS, BUSES, CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, CONVENTIONAL RURAL TRANSPORT, DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DIESEL, DIESEL ENGINES, DISTRICT ROAD, DISTRICT ROADS, DOMESTIC TRAVEL, DRAINAGE, DRIVING, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, FARES, FRAMEWORK, FREIGHT, FUEL, GRAVEL, GRAVEL SURFACING, HANDCARTS, HEALTH CARE, HIGH TRANSPORT, HIGH TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAY, HIGHWAYS, IMT, INCOME, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, INSPECTION, INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT, JOURNEYS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL ROAD SYSTEM, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MOBILITY, MOBILITY STUDY, MOTORCYCLE, MOTORWAYS, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, NATIONAL TRANSPORT, NMT, NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORT, PASSENGER SERVICES, PASSENGER TRANSPORT, PATHS, PAVEMENTS, PAVING, PERSONAL MOBILITY, PICKUPS, POLICE, POOR ROAD, POOR ROAD MAINTENANCE, POPULATION DENSITY, POVERTY REDUCTION, PROVINCIAL HIGHWAYS, PUBLIC TRANSPORT, PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, ROAD, ROAD ACCESS, ROAD ACCESSIBILITY, ROAD AGENCIES, ROAD CATEGORIES, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, ROAD DENSITY, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD PROJECTS, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROUGHNESS, ROUTE, ROUTES, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL ACCESSIBILITY, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL ROAD, RURAL ROAD ACCESS, RURAL ROAD ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS, RURAL ROADS, RURAL ROADS CONSTRUCTION, RURAL TRANSPORT, RURAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL TRANSPORT POLICIES, RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY, RURAL TRANSPORT SERVICES, RURAL WOMEN, SAND, SANITATION, SECONDARY ROADS, SPOT IMPROVEMENT, STRUCTURES, SUSTAINABILITY, TAX, TRACKS, TRAFFIC, TRAILS, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT ACCESS, TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS, TRANSPORT MODE, TRANSPORT POLICIES, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT RESEARCH, TRANSPORT RESEARCH CENTER, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT SYSTEM, TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, TRANSPORTATION COSTS, TRAVEL DEMAND, TRAVEL TIME, TRAVELERS, TRIPS, UNPAVED ROADS, URBAN PASSENGER, VEHICLE, VEHICLE DIVERSITY, VEHICLES, WALKING, WATER COLLECTION, WEATHER ROAD ACCESS, YEMEN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/6702562/rural-access-mobility-pakistan-policy-note https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11781
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