The Economics and Politics of High-Speed Rail: Lessons from Experiences Abroad

by Germà Bel and Daniel Albalate

Book Overview

The Economics and Politics of High Speed Rail: Lessons from Experiences Abroad, by Daniel Albalate and Germ Bel, introduces the main questions policy makers and scholars should examine when considering and studying HSR implementation, with particular emphasis on the US's recent interest in this technology and possible application in California. This study is a rigorous investigation of the economic and political challenges and ramifications of implementing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739171232
• ISBN13: 9780739171233
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher