Last Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation SystemRowman & Littlefield, 1 sep 2010 - 188 pagina's In Last Exit Clifford Winston reminds us that transportation services and infrastructure in the United States were originally introduced by private firms. The case for subsequent public ownership and management of the system was weak, in his view, and here he assesses the case for privatization and deregulation to greatly improve Americans' satisfaction with their transportation systems. |
Inhoudsopgave
Back to the Future to Improve US Transportation | 1 |
Motivating the Case for Privatization and Deregulation US Transportation System Inefficiencies | 19 |
Intercity Transportation under Partial Deregulation | 21 |
Highways | 38 |
Urban Transit | 61 |
Airports and Air Traffic Control | 76 |
Constraints on Efficient Reforms | 102 |
Privatization and Deregulation Evidence of Economic Effects and Implementation | 111 |
Lessons from Deregulation of Intercity Transportation | 113 |
Theory and Evidence on the Economic Effects of Privatization | 125 |
Privatization Experiments | 145 |
Conclusion | 163 |
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Back Cover
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Last Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation System Clifford Winston Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2010 |
Last Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation System Clifford Winston Fragmentweergave - 2010 |
Last Exit: Privatization and Deregulation of the U.S. Transportation System Clifford Winston Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2010 |
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