TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Promoting economically equitable rural road development: case study among Chinese provinces
JO  - Transportation in developing economies
A1  - Lu, Xinwei
A1  - Jones, Steven
A1  - Li, Li
SP  - e3
EP  - e3
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - Rural road networks play a fundamental role in the socioeconomic development and poverty alleviation in rural regions, especially in developing countries. However, lack of sufficient rural road construction fund is a very common phenomenon in the majority of developing countries. This paper proposes a method for allocating rural roadway construction funding in a more equitable manner. A methodology based on an index composed of a modified Gini coefficient formulation and the population weighted coefficient of variation is proposed to score geographic regions according to: (a) the relative equity of roadway construction to economic development; (b) the relative equity of economic development across populations within a region; and (c) the relative economic strength of individual regions. The methodology is illustrated by a case study of four representative Chinese provinces. The study and results of this paper can be used as a reference for policymakers at central or local levels when planning rural roadway construction fund allocations. Future research is suggested to refine the methodology and to ultimately incorporate it into a stakeholder driven funding allocation process.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2199-9287
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40890-017-0056-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -