HOLDING COMPANIES, COMMON CARRIERS, AND PUBLIC POLICY

The conglomerate trend in the U.S. with respect to transportation is reviewed along with the arguments for and against conglomerates controlling common carriers. The opposition fears anticompetitive effects and insufficient allocation of resources to transportation facilities. Certain diversified activities related directly to transportation and supporting facilities could be of high value to the public interest. It is contended that ICC should have authority to control financial transactions found contrary to public interest.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Traffic and Transportation

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  Chicago, IL  United States  60606
• Authors:
  • Daley, J M
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 67-73
• Serial:
  • Transportation Journal
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Society of Transportation and Logistics
  • ISSN: 0041-1612
  • Serial URL: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/transportation-journal

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business conglomerates; Competition; Diversification; Financial capital; Policy
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Policy; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311003
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 9 1980 12:00AM