Infrastructure provides a powerful ability for resources to flow more freely- both in and out of countries, communities and families.  While not limited to modern development forces, infrastructure developments- road construction and paving, the installation of water and electric systems- and the organizations to run them, are the subjects of stark “before and after” observations.  Change occurs rapidly, with the access provided by infrastructure essentially fast-forwarding the processes of development and integration into the market economy.  While the benefits of quick access to amenities enrich lives, this access has been noted to increase dissatisfaction and negatively affect self-reports of wellness (Izquierdo 2005).  Infrastructure projects are large-scale undertakings and often communities and individuals feel that the government only chooses to go ahead with such work if it benefits them at the top tier.  For example, natural resource extraction facilitated by improved roads is thought to benefit the company owners and government officials but provide little in the way of resources for communities (Baines 2012).  If there is no top tier benefit, the role of providing electricity to village schools via solar panels, for example, can fall to NGOs and volunteers.  As developments allow often abundant resources to become rapidly depleted, communities are often left without the resources themselves or adequate compensation.  The elected officials who facilitate and monitor infrastructure developments are often the objects of dissatisfaction- management is complex and multi-faceted.  There are communities that take control of their infrastructure development to protect the social and environmental integrity.  Ultimately, the physical connections facilitated through the development of systems and their regulating bodies will likely provide the movement of people, resources and ideas- both beneficial and detrimental. Which category these fall into is different for each individual.