been undertaken or is underway. This paper inspects the main economic aspects of EU rail reform. After highlighting the … dramatic loss of market share of rail since the 1960s, the case for reform is argued to rest on three arguments: the need for … greater competitiveness of rail, promoting the (market driven) diversion of road haulage to rail as a step towards sustainable …

international markets in Europe and elsewhere was considered, both for coach and rail. The devising of ‘rules of the game’ formed a … and theoretical evidence, covering both local and long-distance markets (bus, coach and rail). Practical evidence has been …

This paper reviews the literature on the finance-growth nexus within a neoclassical growth framework, placing an … Agenda. While more research is needed to establish causality and verify the theoretical channels linking access to finance …

For some, global finance is ubiquitous. The growth of advanced electronic communications combined with computer …, including those of continental Europe. By contrast, many economic geographers find this view of the world both simplistic with … firms, are used to suggest that the geography of finance remains a vital component of global investment strategies, an …