China and India are the most extraordinary economic success stories of the developing world. Both nations’ economies … capita incomes in China and India have quadrupled and doubled, respectively. This book investigates the reasons for these …

transport systems in the developing world (World Bank 2006). Road investments are therefore a high priority in the government … infrastructure investments would affect market access, and how market access would in turn affect agricultural production and … investment in ports in the DRC should be a priority in the infrastructure investment portfolio. …

access to public infrastructure and services to land value and a panel of household-level data on consumption, poverty, and … as further research into precisely how infrastructure and services affect rural households' welfare and how their …

. Overall, the studies find that investments in agricultural research, infrastructure, and human capital are beneficial in the … public investment on urban and rural poverty through case studies of India, China, Thailand, and Uganda. And it highlights …

and in Brazil as a whole. It considers the effects of currency devaluation, building roads and other infrastructure in the …