2018 Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 378-392
This paper offers empirical evidence regarding the impacts of rural road improvement on the poor in Cambodia, based on results of structured interview surveys, conducted one year after the completion of civil works, and its follow-up survey. Those surveys were done in three rural areas along the rehabilitated roads, and the collected data were examined on (1) ownership of wheeled and/or motorized-modal options; (2) travel frequencies for income generations; and (3) household's economic status, to know how the road improvement impacted local population's livelihoods and how such impacts differed among the areas of different poverty rates. The examination indicated that changes related to those three were not necessarily observed for most individuals in the wealthiest region. Rather, the following could be more influential for impacts to be generated on individuals: connectivity to major economic centers, opportunities and abilities to reach new job opportunities, and local economic structures.