Rural Infrastructure in Armenia : Addressing Gap in Service Delivery

This report provides public policy
makers with the information necessary to develop a rural
infrastructure strategy, it was not intended to represent a
strategy per se, merely to highlight the issues that need
greater consideration in the definition of a strategy. It
starts with an inventory of existing rural infrastructure
assets and a description of current institutional
arrangements. It follows with a snapshot of local
preferences and priorities for rural infrastructure
development. It goes on to provide a provisional estimate of
the costs of rehabilitating and maintaining a basic minimum
level of infrastructure in all rural communities, and the
incremental costs of enhanced levels, where economically
justified. It concludes with a framework to assist in the
setting of investment priorities and recommendations for the
development of a rural strategy and action plan.