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基本説明
Introduces students to the key areas of the transport sector, combining lucid explanation of theory with detailed case studies.
Full Description
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. Also available is a companion website with extra features to accompany the text, please take a look by clicking below - http://www.palgrave.com/economics/transport/Home.aspx
Contents
Foreword Professor Geoff Harcourt of Jesus College, The University of Cambridge.- Introduction.- PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE.- The History of 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.