Travel time and its effect on indicators of the quality of rural life : a study in the municipality of salinas, San Luis Potosí, México
Abstract
The use of public goods by authorities that rule a region with
administrative limits is one of the problems faced by societies,
including the rural ones. A network of rural roads is an example
of goods with scarce maintenance by the authorities, which is
also the way for the flow of goods and services. Its good state
and maintenance is a factor that influences rural development.
In this research, we analyze the effect of rural roads on social
indicators related with the quality of life in a rural population.
Travel time from communities to the head town of the
municipal government was estimated, as a measure of distance
from services; indirect indicators were reviewed regarding
marginalization, electrification and levels of basic education, as
well as direct effects in financial income, family expenditure and
schooling conditions that rural families, have due to the state of
the roads. Marginalization and electrification did not depend on
distance; however, a lower use of schooling was found in schools
outside the municipal head town, and family income is reduced
up to 40% as the travel time increases.
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