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Title

Privatizing transportation systems / edited by Simon Hakim, Paul Seidenstat, and Gary W. Bowman.

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Hakim, Simon, 1944-
• Seidenstat, Paul.
• Bowman, Gary W., 1942-

Description

viii, 343 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Privatizing government, 1087-5603

Uniform Title

Privatizing government.

Subject

• Transportation > Planning
• Transportation and state
• Transportation > Deregulation
• Privatization
• Competition

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• I. Overview. 1. Review and Analysis of Privatization Efforts in Transportation / Simon Hakim, Paul Seidenstat and Gary W. Bowman. 2. Ideas and Innovations in Developing Transportation Projects: A Search for Alternative Mechanisms Involving the Private Sector / Yuval Cohen. 3. Developing Public-Private Partnerships in Infrastructure / William H. Payson and Steven A. Steckler. 4. Creative Financing Options for Urban Transportation Privatization / Duane Windsor -- II. Privatizing Airports and Ports. 5. The Conflict between Government-Owned and Privately Operated Airports / Robert L. Bogan. 6. The Benefits and Costs of Airport Privatization / Eleanor D. Craig. 7. Evaluating the Privatizing of a Small Airport / Jack M. Reilly. 8. Port Privatization: A Historical and Public Administration Perspective / Jean Grosdidier de Matons. 9. Strategies for Improving Port System Performance: Worldwide Experience / Anatoly Hochstein -- III. Privatizing Roads.
• 10. Private Toll Roads / Robert W. Poole, Jr. 11. Selling the Roads / John Semmens. 12. Introducing Market Forces to the Use of Public Roads: A Stage Prior to Privatization / Gabriel Roth. 13. Privatization and Marketization of Transportation / William Vickrey. 14. Lessons from Road Privatization Experience / Carl B. Williams -- IV. Privatizing Mass Transit. 15. Applying Competitive Incentives to Public Transit / Wendell Cox and Jean Love. 16. Competitive Contracting of Metropolitan Transit Services in San Diego / Elliot P. Hurwitz. 17. Privatizing the New York City Subway / Charles A. M. de Bartolome and James B. Ramsey. 18. Conrail: Government Creation and Privatization of an American Railroad / Eric W. Beshers and Paul Seidenstat.

ISBN

0275948072 (alk. paper)

LCCN

96015320

OCLC

• 34475635
• ocm34475635

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries