Enhancing rural road policy: The case for the incorporation of the capabilities approach into rural road appraisal in Africa

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dc.creatorPorter, Stephen
dc.date2013-10-11T13:23:27Z
dc.date2013-10-11T13:23:27Z
dc.date2005-05
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:28Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:28Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionInfrastructure provisions, especially rural roads, have been highlighted in a number of recent studies and reports as an enabling factor for Africa to achieve ‘development’. This paper reviews the current limits of rural road knowledge and appraisal procedures raising critical issues about what is actually known about the impact of rural roads and the extent to which current appraisal methods are able to fully contribute to this debate. An expanded methodology incorporating the capability approach is advocated to help overcome these issues. It is argued here that incorporation of the capability approach may help overcome certain frustrations in our ability to understand the manner in which rural roads impact upon the lives of people. The suggestion is made that the capability approach offers a different angle of analysis that could further contribute to critical questions surrounding the provision of roads, enhancing appraisal and helping to avoid the creation of further infrastructural ‘white elephants’ that have plagued Africa. Provision of rural roads is after all quite expensive and without a valid appraisal mechanism, money spent on some rural roads may more constructively be utilised elsewhere either on other roads, or on other sectors.
dc.identifier1-77011-047-X
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/666
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Rural KW - Roads KW - Africa KW - Capabilities approach KW - Development LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Enhancing rural road policy: The case for the incorporation of the capabilities approach into rural road appraisal in Africa TI - Enhancing rural road policy: The case for the incorporation of the capabilities approach into rural road appraisal in Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/666 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/666
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCSSR and SALDRU
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relationCSSR/SALDRU Working Papers;115
dc.subjectRural
dc.subjectRoads
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectCapabilities approach
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.titleEnhancing rural road policy: The case for the incorporation of the capabilities approach into rural road appraisal in Africa
dc.typeWorking Paper
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceWorking Paperen_ZA
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