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Road congestion pricing in Europe : implications for the United States
Bae, Chang-Hee Christine (contributor);  … - 2008
In February 2003, the London Congestion Charging Scheme was introduced and in 2006 a similar policy was introduced in Stockholm. In both cases automobile traffic entering the cordon declined by about 20 percent. This book evaluates these and other similar programs exploring their implications...
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The governance of network industries : institutions, technology and policy in reregulated infrastructures
Groenewegen, John (contributor);  … - 2009
, privatization or re-regulation. This affects all traditional infrastructure sectors including communications, energy, transport and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850611
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Deregulation and its discontents : rewriting the rules in Asia
Ramesh, M. (contributor); Howlett, Michael (contributor) - 2006
Deregulation and its Discontents examines the different ways in which the issues related to deregulation and …: regulation, deregulation and reregulation. However, little is known about deregulation and even less about reregulation …pt. 1. Introduction : governance and globalization -- pt. 2. Deregulation and its discontents : cases in East Asian …
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Competition and regulation in the postal and delivery sector
Crew, Michael A. (contributor);  … - 2008
Worldwide, postal and delivery economics has attracted considerable interest. Numerous questions have arisen, including the role of regulation, funding the Universal Service Obligation, postal reform in Europe, Asia and North America, the future of national postal operators, demand and pricing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851294
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Utility privatization and regulation : a fair deal for consumers?
Ugaz, Cecilia (contributor);  … - 2003
population, as is the case in many Latin American countries. The authors also address the widespread impact of privatization on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851393
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Successes and failures in regulating and deregulating utilities : evidence from the UK, Europe and the USA
Robinson, Colin (contributor) - 2004
This book is the latest annual review of utility regulation and deregulation, published in association with the …1. The failure of good intentions : the collapse of American telecommunications after six years of Deregulation -- 2 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851906
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Water management in the 21st century : the allocation imperative
Lee, Terence R. - 1999
The challenge to manage the allocation of water efficiently and equably will become a dominant theme of the new millennium. At a time when the cost of obtaining fresh water is rising throughout the globe, Terence Lee analyses the means for establishing and operating effective water markets. He...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473832
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The governance of privatization funds : experiences of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia
Estrin, Saul (ed.); Simoneti, Marko (ed.);  … - 1999
book offers a thorough survey of mass privatization programmes in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovenia, supported with … extensive empirical analysis. The study of 'top-down' privatization funds in Poland and 'bottom-up' funds in the Czech Republic …Privatization investment funds are the key feature of mass privatization programmes in transitional economies. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473812
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Financing transportation networks
Levinson, David M. - 2002
Pollution, alternative fuels, congestion, intelligent transportation systems, and the shift from construction to maintenance all call for a reconsideration of the existing highway revenue mechanisms, especially the gas tax. David Levinson explores the fundamental theoretical basis of highway...
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Pricing in road transport : a multi-disciplinary perspective
Verhoef, E. T. (contributor) - 2008
Transport pricing is high on the political agenda throughout the world, but as the authors illustrate, governments seeking to implement this often face challenging questions and significant barriers. The associated policy and research questions cannot always be addressed adequately from a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850667