2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418412This report provides public policy makers with the information necessary to develop a rural infrastructure strategy, it was not intended to represent a strategy per se, merely to highlight the issues that need greater consideration in the definition of a strategy. It starts with an inventory of existing rural infrastructure assets and a description of current institutional arrangements. It follows with a snapshot of local preferences and priorities for rural infrastructure development. It goes on to provide a provisional estimate of the costs of rehabilitating and maintaining a basic minimum level of infrastructure in all rural communities, and the incremental costs of enhanced levels, where economically justified. It concludes with a framework to assist in the setting of investment priorities and recommendations for the development of a rural strategy and action plan.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONBASIC INFRASTRUCTUREBASIC SERVICESBENEFICIARY ASSESSMENTSBUDGET TRANSFERSBUILDING LOCAL CAPACITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL FORMATIONCIVIC PARTICIPATIONCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY ASSETSCOMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONSCOMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURECOMMUNITY INTERVIEWSCOMMUNITY ISSUESCOMMUNITY MEETINGSCOMMUNITY MEMBERSCOMMUNITY PROPERTYCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGECOST EFFECTIVENESSDECISION MAKINGDRINKING WATERECONOMIC BENEFITSECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIES OF SCALEELECTED OFFICIALSEMPLOYMENTENDOWMENTSEXPENDITURESEXTERNALITIESFARMSFINANCIAL RESOURCESHOUSINGINCOMEINFORMATION DISSEMINATIONINFRASTRUCTURE QUALITYINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICESINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKLAND MARKETSLESSONS LEARNTLIVING CONDITIONSLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL CAPACITY BUILDINGLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOCAL INITIATIVESOUTREACHPARTICIPATORY METHODSPOLICY MAKERSPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIESPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC POLICYPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC UTILITIESQUALITY STANDARDSROADSRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL POPULATIONSCHOOLSSERVICE DELIVERYSOCIAL CAPITALSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSUBDIVISIONSTRANSACTION COSTSTRANSPORTATIONURBAN AREASURBAN COMMUNITIESURBAN POVERTYWASTEWASTE DISPOSALWATER SUPPLYWILLINGNESS TO PAY