Essays in Transportation Economics and Policy: A Handbook in Honor of John R. Meyer

by John R. Meyer

Book Overview

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This comprehensive survey of transportation economic policy pays homage to a classic work, Techniques of Transportation Planning, by renowned transportation scholar John R. Meyer. With contributions from leading economists in the field, it includes added emphasis on policy developments and analysis. The book covers the basic analytic methods used in transportation economics and policy analysis; focuses on the automobile, as both the mainstay of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815731817
• ISBN13: 9780815731818
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Transportation Economics and Policy

An excellent choice for anyone who is interested in transportation. The essays range from issues related to developing countries to those that are pertinent to the US. While this is not exactly a beginner's book it is very easy to read with some background in economics or engineering.