Essays in Transportation, Economics and Policy - A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer (Paperback)

This comprehensive survey of transportation economic policy pays homage to a classic work, Techniques of Transportation Planning, by renowned transportation scholar John R. Meyer. With contributions from leading economists in the field, it includes added emphasis on policy developments and analysis. The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economics and policy analysis; focuses on the automobile, as both the mainstay of American transportation and the source of some of its most serious difficulties; covers key issues of urban public transportation; and analyzes the impact of regulation and deregulation on the U.S. airline, railroad, and trucking industries. In addition to the editors, the contributors are Alan A. Altshuler, Harvard University; Ronald R. Braeutigam, Northwestern University; Robert E. Gallamore, Union Pacific Railroad; Arnold M. Howitt, Harvard University; Gregory K. Ingram, The Wold Bank; John F. Kain, University of Texas at Dallas; Charles Lave, University of California, Irvine; Lester Lave, Carnegie Mellon University; Robert A. Leone, Boston University; Zhi Liu, The World Bank; Herbert Mohring, University of Minnesota; Steven A. Morrison, Northeastern University; Katherine M. O'Regan, Yale University; Don Pickrell, U.S. Department of Transportation; John M. Quigley, University of California, Berkeley; Ian Savage, Northwestern University; and Kenneth A. Small, University of California Irvine.

General

Imprint:	Brookings Institution Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 1999
First published:	February 1999
Editors:	T. Ye • Ibanez • Winston
Dimensions:	158 x 278 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	577
ISBN-13:	978-0-8157-3181-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > Central government policies Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Microeconomics > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Transport industries > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8157-3181-7
Barcode:	9780815731818

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