Opinion
4 September 2025
The Security Dividend of Rural Roads
Rural roads do more than link people to markets; they can also bolster public safety where formal law enforcement is weak.
Shreya Biswas is an Associate Professor at BITS Pilani-Hyderabad campus. Ritika Jain is an Associate Professor at Centre for Development Studies (CDS).
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Ministry of Rural Development MoRD | Ministry of Home Affairs MHA | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways MoRTH
The discussion in this article is based on authors’ research published in Journal of Quantitative Economics (Issue 47). Views are personal.
