Author biographies -- Introduction / Jonathan Cowie and Stephen Ison -- Public transport -- Passenger rail structure and reform / Simon Blainey -- Bus economics / Peter Whyte -- The pricing of public transport services / Corinne Mulley and Marco Batarce -- Perfect information and its / John...

This book is unique in its scope and depth of coverage. It describes the government accounting and budgeting in each of nine European countries, at national and local levels, in their current and prospective forms. The nine countries represent Northern Europe (Finland, Sweden), Central Europe...