Public-Private Partnerships have become a favoured way of introducing private capital into transport projects whilst maintaining an element of public interest. This paper considers the potential conflicts that might arise between the freedom of the private operator within a PPP and other...

Benefit-cost analysis reduces all of the impacts of a proposed policy change to a common unit of measurement. It is used in a wide variety of fields including agriculture, life and health, transportation and the environment. In this single volume the editors, both leading scholars in their...

"Over the past three decades, China's economic structure, direction and international presence have undergone a dramatic transformation. This rapid rise and China's enormous success in economic terms has created new challenges, and this book examines how the Chinese economy can continue to...

Seit der Konferenz der Vereinten Nationen über Umwelt und Entwicklung in Rio de Janeiro im Jahre 1992 hat der Begriff "Sustainable Development" als Leitvorstellung der Entwicklung von Nationen, Regionen und Gemeinden Eingang in die wissenschaftliche und politische Diskussion gefunden....