Title: Principles of transport economics /
Authors: Quinet, Emile.; Vickerman, R. W.
Publisher: Edward Elgar,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Transportation.; Transportation and state.
Abstract: "This unique book addresses a wide range of issues and makes use of cutting-edge data to provide a set of universal tools to analyse and inform policy at all levels. It assumes only a basic knowledge of economics and will be essential reading for students at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate level following courses on transport economics, regional science, urban studies and geography. It will also prove a valuable source of reference for policymakers involved in the provision and regulation of transport and researchers interested in transport planning and policy."--Jacket.
Contents: Transport and economic activity -- Transport and location -- Transport and the urban economy -- The demand for transport -- The costs of transport -- The nature of markets and public intervention -- Optimal public decisions -- Forms and effects of competition between operators -- Monopoly and public service in transport -- From economics to transport policy.