This is a valuable, well-written book on the development and
current state of intercity passenger and freight transportation in
12 countries (Brazil, China, East Germany, France, Japan, Korea,
Mexico, the USSR, the UK, the US, West Germany, and Zaire).
Locations studied represent a good mix of advanced and developing
countries with market and centrally planned economies. "Choice"
This volume surveys the public transportation systems and
policies of twelve countries. It is concerned with the selected
countries' experiences with the development, maintenance, and use
of publicly provided transportation infrastructure for both public
(commercial) and private (individual) purposes. The diversity of
the countries surveyed, both in terms of the type of economic
system and the level of economic development, provides rich and
varied national experiences from which lessons can be learned. The
volume allows the reader to compare and contrast different needs
and policy responses in the public transportation sector of the
countries selected.
All modes of transportation are covered and both passenger and
freight/cargo transportation are included. Narrative descriptions
of transportation modes are accompanied by quantitative indicators
of the volume of transportation and other related data. Each
country chapter provides the following information: historical and
geographical factors influencing the development and maintenance of
the country's public transportation system and policy; the impact
of socioeconomic changes and political and ideological factors on a
country's public transportation system and policies; recent trends
and future prospects in public transportation; and transportation
policy organization and process. The survey covers the post-World
War II period through 1987-88. The country chapters are followed by
a bibliographical essay that introduces a selective collection of
English-language materials on public transportation systems and
policies in the twelve countries surveyed, as well as additional,
general works on public transportation. This unique work will be an
invaluable resource for anyone interested in a cross-cultural
perspective on transportation policy.
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