TRANSPORT EXPANSION IN UNDERDEVELOPED COUNTRIES: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. IN: TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

In the economic growth of underdeveloped countries a critical factor has been the improvement of internal accessibility through the expansion of a transportation network. This expansion is from its inception at once a continuous process of spatial diffusion and an irregular or sporadic process influenced by many specific economic, social, or political forces. This paper examines both processes as they have been evident in the growth of modern transport facilities in several underdeveloped areas. Certain broad regularities underlying the spatial diffusion process are brought to light, which permits a descriptive generalization of an ideal-typical sequence of transportation development. The relationship between transport and population is discussed and is used as the basis for examination of such additional factors as physical environment, rail competition, intermediate location, and commercialization. Ghana and Nigeria serve as examples.

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  Edward Elgar Publishers

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• Authors:
  • Taaffe, E J
  • Morrill, R L
  • Gould, P R
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 507-533
• Monograph Title: Transport Infrastructure

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Developing countries; Economic growth; Infrastructure; Regional development; Regional transportation; Socioeconomic factors
• Geographic Terms: Ghana; Nigeria
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942195
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1840645547
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 22 2003 12:00AM