Road Development and Poverty Reduction: The Case of Lao PDR

I just can't agree more. No roads, no incomes.
http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN022865.pdf

DETERMINANTS OF POVERTY IN LAO PDR

This paper uses a detailed household survey data set to examine the determinants of income and poverty in Lao PDR. It found that household size, dependency ratios, education, access to agricultural inputs, geography and ethnicity are among the main determinants of per capita consumption.
http://swopec.hhs.se/eijswp/papers/eijswp0223.pdf