Some socio-economic impacts of toll roads in rural China

Him Chung

doi:10.1016/S0966-6923(02)00007-8

Some socio-economic impacts of toll roads in rural China

Him Chung^*

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This paper investigates the impact of road tolling in rural China. The country's lack of capital for transport development has made tolls common place. Toll roads have been established in both urban and rural areas. Examining the interactions between peasants and rural markets in a county in Guangdong province, this study demonstrated road tolling has restricted people's choice of market venues by blocking the free movement of people between towns. Indeed, road tolling has delayed economic benefits created by transport improvements.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	145-156
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Transport Geography
Volume	10
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0966-6923(02)00007-8
Publication status	Published - Jun 2002

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Geography, Planning and Development
Transportation
Environmental Science(all)

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Rural China
Toll roads
Transport improvements

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