Transport and Public Policy

Originally published in 1964, this book assesses the role of government and its agencies in the transport sector and is aimed at economic students and those in the history transport planning.

K. M. Gwilliam

Introduction. Part 1: Economic Principles and the Transport Sector 1. The Scope of Public Policy 2. Costs 3. Pricing 4. The Investment Decision Part 2: The Historical Background 5. The History of Intervention 6. Nationalization and Denationalization Part 3: The Agencies 7. Road Passenger Transport 8. Road Haulage 9. The Roads 10. The Railways 11. Other Transport Agencies Part 4: Co-Ordination Through the Market 12. The Alternative Means of Co-Ordination 13. The Prospect for the 'Sixties 14. Transport and the Common Market 15. Conclusions