A Statistical Analysis on the Effects of Infrastructure on Rural Economic Development

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2005-01-11
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Basedonstatisticalanalysis,thispaperstatesthatfourtypesofruralinfrastructureasroads,electrcity,communications,andeducationhavestatisticallysignificanteffectsonagriculturalproduction,nonagriculturalproduction,andfarmers'incomeinChina.However,thespecificsandthedegreesoftheseinfluencesaredifferent.Therefore,differentpolicieshavetobeimplementedrespectivelytomakefulluseofthelimitedfundsinChina.Meanwhile,thematuritylevelofruralinfrastructureaswithruraleconomicdevelopmenthasregionaldiscrepancy.Thelevelsofmaturitydecreasefromeasttowest.itisurgentthatthecurrentweaksituationoftheruralInfrastructureinwesternChinaneedstobeimproved.