Transport in transition : aspects of British and European experience

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Transport in transition : aspects of British and European experience

edited by James McConville, John Sheldrake

Avebury, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Set against the background of various competing modes of transport, this book examines the move from state intervention to deregulation in the face of severe economic difficulties. The text is based on papers by transport specialists given at a colloquium in Guildhall University.

Table of Contents

  • Collectivism and UK transport - the challenge of liberalization, John Sheldrake
  • the context of choice and competition in transport - an overview of privatization in Western Europe, Paul Webb
  • travel and the assertive , Stephen Shaw
  • local government and road passenger transport, Kevin Hey
  • planning in an unplanned environment - the Transport Act 1985 and municipal bus operators, Alan Whitehead
  • urban transport - recent European experience, Martin Higginson
  • problems of market mechanisms in the development of EU combined transport networks, Mike Garratt
  • the development of road freight distribution depots, Frank Worsford
  • ownership and productive efficiency - the experience of British ports, Zinan Liu.

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