Rural Roads and Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from China

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Research on World Agricultural Economy
Published
2025-04-30
DOI
https://doi.org/10.36956/rwae.v6i2.1592
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Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
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Rural Roads and Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from China

Di Yang
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Research on World Agricultural Economy
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
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Rural Roads and Poverty Alleviation: Evidence from China

Di Yang
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Abstract

There are still no developed roads in the places where a large part of the world's people live. Due to the lack of roads connecting them to the outside world, their transportation costs are high and their livelihoods cannot be improved. Poor infrastructure development has been proven to cause poverty and isolation, while also leaving local people with very few opportunities for survival choices. This paper indicates that road construction has a good effect on poverty alleviation for rural residents. The construction of rural roads not only leads to an increase in the production of fresh agricultural products, but also induces rural residents to turn from agriculture to other occupations, thus increasing their income and consumption. At the same time, I provide evidence that rural residents receive more social benefits. Therefore, our findings provide evidence for the necessity of getting through the "last mile" in remote areas of developing countries.

Research on World Agricultural Economy
Shandong University of Finance and Economics (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 9%
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
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