Rural Road Infrastructure and Poverty Alleviation - Policy Implications for South Africa
Sinomnqa (Nomi) Bodlani
Rural Road Infrastructure and Poverty Alleviation - Policy Implications for South Africa
The poverty reducing impacts of physical infrastructure are widely reported. Road infrastructure, in particular, has served an important function in the poverty reduction efforts of developing countries such as China, the Philippines and Indonesia. In South Africa, the post-Apartheid government, which took over in 1994, has had as its primary objective the redressing of inequalities inherited from the Apartheid regime through stimulating economic growth and the provision of basic services and infrastructure. Further, it is the legacy of Apartheid that much of South Africa’s poor is located in the rural areas. Of the service and infrastructure delivery undertaken by the post-Apartheid government, it is apparent that rural transport and road infrastructure have not received due attention.
This study investigates the impact of rural roads on the rural population in South Africa |