Regional road development, rural and urban poverty: Evidence from China

Transport Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 305-314

  Fan, Shenggen ^a   Chan Kang, Connie ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Classroom Office Building   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Economic growth; Poverty; Rural roads; Urban roads

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; INVESTMENT; POVERTY; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TRADE-OFF; URBAN GROWTH;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 61649116126     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2008.12.012     Document Type: Article

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