Title: Contracting the road to development : early impacts of a rural roads program

Authors: Valdivia, Martin

Place: [Lima

Publisher: Grupo de anلlisis para el desarrollo (GRADE). Poverty & economic policy (PEP) research network]

Year: 2010

Journal: PMMA working paper

Volume: 18

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: community participation, infrastructure, roads, enterprise development, small enterprises, employment, education, health, peru

Abstract: The Peruvian rural roads program (RRP) contracts private local firms for rehabilitation and maintenance with local supervision by community leaders setting incentives that favour prevention activities. It enhanced road transitability, employment, and investments in education and health.

URL: http://www.grade.org.pe/upload/publicaciones/archivo/download/pubs/MV-Contracting_the_road.pdf

Document type: Other