Tolls on Interurban Road Infrastructure: An Economic Evaluation
European Conference of Ministers of Transport
Strictly speaking, tolls are not a modern invention. Tolling is, in fact, an ancient tradition, with its origins rooted in history. Tolling has served numerous and wide-ranging purposes across the ages. While initially providing right of way, tolls were later used to finance the building and maintenance of infrastructure, before becoming a means of internalising external costs and managing demand. Nowadays, two main arguments are put forward for the introduction of tolls: to meet funding requirements and to respond to society’s desire for efficient use of infrastructure. However, as this Round Table shows, tolls are not a universal panacea and the introduction of road tolls is a politically delicate issue. The Round Table provides a broad view of both the theoretical aspects of tolling and the practical problems posed by its introduction. It takes a scientific look at what is a burning issue, at a time when a number of countries are envisaging the widespread adoption of electronic tolls.
Year of publication: |
2002
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Institutions: | European Conference of Ministers of Transport (contributor) |
Publisher: |
Paris : OECD Publishing |
Subject: | Maut | Road pricing | Wirkungsanalyse | Impact assessment | Verkehrsinfrastruktur | Transport infrastructure | Straße | Road | Straßenfinanzierung | Road financing |
Saved in:
Online Resource
Extent: | Online-Ressource (164 p.) ill. |
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Series: | ECMT Round Tables ; no.118 |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
ISBN: | 978-92-821-1295-3 ; 978-92-821-1295-3 |
Other identifiers: | 10.1787/9789282112953-en [DOI] |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443588