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Title:

RESOURCE PAPER: PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC BENEFITS

Accession Number:

00745761

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309062144

Abstract:

This resource paper examines the roles of the public and private sectors in transportation finance. The following areas are discussed: who owns what; the local highway mess; the privatization controversy; who pays and how; better management; greater operating efficiency; absence of conflicting goals; easier access to low-cost capital; cost of capital; and whether or not private operation can really work on a large scale.

Monograph Accession #:

00745756

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Giglio, J M

Pagination:

p. 57-64

Publication Date:

1997

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings

Issue Number: 15
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 1073-1652

Conference:

Transportation Finance for the 21st Century

Location: Dallas, Texas
Date: 1997-4-23 to 1997-4-25
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board; Federal Highway Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; and Federal Transit Administration.

ISBN:

0309062144

Subject Areas:

Economics; Finance; Transportation (General); I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Feb 20 1998 12:00AM

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