Spurling, David J., 1940-
Introduction to transport economics : :demand, cost, pricing, and adoption / / David J. Spurling. .-- Boca Raton, FL : : Universal-Publishers, , c2010. .-- vii, 451 p. : : ill. ; ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction : the importance of transport economics -- Demand for passenger transport -- Demand for freight transport -- Cost structures -- Forms of competition -- Pricing policy -- Reasons for government intervention -- Road passenger transport buses, coaches, and taxis -- The way -- Shipping, ports and inland waterways -- Airports -- Aviation -- Safety -- Coordination of transport -- The public sector -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Local authorities and transport -- Measures of efficiency -- Transport investment -- Economics of scale -- Problems of the peak -- Rural transport -- International transport -- Developing countries -- The future of transport by mode.
9781599428987 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1599428989 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Industria del Transporte Precios Transportes
Introduction to transport economics : :demand, cost, pricing, and adoption / / David J. Spurling. .-- Boca Raton, FL : : Universal-Publishers, , c2010. .-- vii, 451 p. : : ill. ; ; 22 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction : the importance of transport economics -- Demand for passenger transport -- Demand for freight transport -- Cost structures -- Forms of competition -- Pricing policy -- Reasons for government intervention -- Road passenger transport buses, coaches, and taxis -- The way -- Shipping, ports and inland waterways -- Airports -- Aviation -- Safety -- Coordination of transport -- The public sector -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Local authorities and transport -- Measures of efficiency -- Transport investment -- Economics of scale -- Problems of the peak -- Rural transport -- International transport -- Developing countries -- The future of transport by mode.
9781599428987 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1599428989 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Industria del Transporte Precios Transportes