Some issues in transportation policy: problems in preference articulation [USA]

Some issues in transportation policy: problems in preference articulation [USA]

Extract: I have organized discussion of issues under five general headings - pricing and regulations, jurisdictional boundaries, energy, settlement patterns, ownership, and some observations on difficulties encountered in implementing a public program in rail service continuation. All the issues are...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of agricultural economics 1979-12, Vol.61 (5), p.995-1002
1. Verfasser: Shaffer, J.D
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Automobiles
Coal
Cost benefit analysis
Issues in Freight Transportation Regulation
Political processes
Rail lines
Railway systems
Settlement patterns
Subsidies
Transportation
Transportation policy
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Zusammenfassung:Extract: I have organized discussion of issues under five general headings - pricing and regulations, jurisdictional boundaries, energy, settlement patterns, ownership, and some observations on difficulties encountered in implementing a public program in rail service continuation. All the issues are interrelated. The discussion of issues suggests the need for comprehensive long-run planning, while the observations of political practice illustrate the difficulty of political decision making even for a small program
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/3180363