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Title: Road Sector Development in China and India: Trends and Implications
Accession Number: 01031439
Record Type: Component
Record URL: Availability: Transportation Research Board Business Office 500 Fifth Street, NW Find a library where document is available Abstract: India and China plan to pour billions of dollars into trunk road capacity and rural accessibility improvement projects over the next 15 years. However, there is concern about possible shortfalls in funding, largely because of competition from other sectors and numerous weaknesses in regulatory and control mechanisms in the road sector. Even if sufficient funds are available, inefficiencies in transport services and asset management are likely to return lower marginal rates on future investment. On the basis of a review of literature from the past 5 years, a case is outlined for further policy and strategy changes to maximize the benefits of investment in road assets. It is suggested that donors and governments should broaden support for the road sector to encompass transport services and traffic operations, with the aim of increasing productivity and decreasing negative externalities such as traffic accidents and vehicle emissions.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01032928
Language: English
Authors: Seneviratne, Prianka NalinPagination: pp 15-21
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0309099633
Media Type: Print
Features: References
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TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; I10: Economics and Administration; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning
Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
Created Date: Mar 3 2006 10:29AM
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