Transport and Economic Development
The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension, employ...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Paris :
OECD Publishing
2002.
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| Colección: | ECMT Round Tables,
no.119. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009705605206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- ""CONTENTS""; ""Report by H. BAUM and J. KORTE (Germany)""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Influence of economic growth on transport development""; ""3. The influence of mobility on economic growth and employment""; ""4. Consequences for transport policy""; ""Report by U. BLUM (Germany) and L. DUDLEY (Canada)""; ""1. Relevance of the issue""; ""2. Transportation, location and growth""; ""3. Externalities and capacity use""; ""4. Transportation, technological change and the network economy""; ""5. Conclusions""; ""Report by R. PRUD�HOMME (France)""; ""1. Introduction""
- ""2. The labour market size effect""""3. Transportation and goods market""; ""4. Conclusions""; ""Report by J. BERECHMAN (Israël)""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A brief historical perspective""; ""3. Transportation and the evolving economy""; ""4. Transportation investment and economic growth: theoretical underpinnings""; ""5. Two theoretical difficulties""; ""6. Empirical validation and evidence""; ""7. Lessons from actual case studies""; ""8. Transport investment and economic development: The decisive role of policy design""; ""9. Conclusions""; ""Report by R. VICKERMAN (United Kingdom)""
- ""1. Introduction""""2. Structure""; ""3. Background""; ""4. Evidence""; ""5. A conceptual model of transport and growth""; ""6. Transport and growth: Aggregate approaches""; ""7. Microeconomic efficiency""; ""8. Spatial implications""; ""9. Some conclusions on a conceptual model""; ""10. The evaluation of wider economic effects""; ""11. Conclusions""; ""Annex: International comparisons of traffic and GDP""; ""SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS (Round Table debate on reports)""; ""LIST OF PARTICIPANTS""
