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This examination of transport economics brings alive economic theories for students, elucidating traditional concepts by applying them to a real world context. It examines the microeconomic concepts that underpin this sector and the implications for transport markets with real examples from across the EU.
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Table of Contents
Foreword Professor Geoff Harcourt of Jesus College, The University of Cambridge
Introduction
PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE
The History of Transport
The Importance of Transport
PART TWO: THE THEORY OF MARKETS
The Demand for Transport
Markets, Costs and Revenues
Competition and Contestability
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Mathematical Appendix
PART THREE: MARKET FAILURE
Externalities
Public and Demerit Goods
Inequality and Asymmetric Goods
PART FOUR: POLICY
Privatisation and Deregulation
Project Appraisal Cost-Benefit Analysis
Transport Investment
General Forms of Government Intervention
Tackling Traffic Congestion
PART FIVE: THE FUTURE.
Introduction
PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE
The History of Transport
The Importance of Transport
PART TWO: THE THEORY OF MARKETS
The Demand for Transport
Markets, Costs and Revenues
Competition and Contestability
Monopoly
Monopolistic Competition
Oligopoly
Mathematical Appendix
PART THREE: MARKET FAILURE
Externalities
Public and Demerit Goods
Inequality and Asymmetric Goods
PART FOUR: POLICY
Privatisation and Deregulation
Project Appraisal Cost-Benefit Analysis
Transport Investment
General Forms of Government Intervention
Tackling Traffic Congestion
PART FIVE: THE FUTURE.
Product details
| Published | 22 Apr 2008 |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 334 |
| ISBN | 9780230516885 |
| Imprint | Red Globe Press |
| Dimensions | 246 x 189 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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