NETHERLANDS TRANSPORT POLICY IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

VERVOERSBELEID IN HISTORISCH PERSPECTIEF

Transport reflects the social and economic relations of every period in history. Less strict and less formal relations between men lead to a greater propensity to travel. More division of labour leads to more goods transport. In these fields we are confronted with tendencies, which cover a very long period, however, these tendencies do not have a continuous character; breaks, retardations and accelerations are inevitable. Business cycles have an influence. Technological innovations can stimulate a development. Therefore, transport markets are under the influence of permanently changing conditions and have a continuously changing structure. In this process governments are very often not neutral. Interventions go even further than in other economic activities. The reason must be found in the wish for efficient functioning of the transport market in view of the all pervasive character of transport in all economic and social activities. Furthermore, transport is an instrument in the hands of governments to achieve certain targets in the macro-economic or military field. The character of governmental intervention in transport markets depends on the political system and/or the political establishment of a government. In this light the Dutch transport policy since the end of the Napoleonic wars is analyzed and evaluated. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Netherlands Institute of Transport

  Polakweg 13
  2288 GG Rijswijk,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • KUILER, H C
• Publication Date: 1983

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 107-120
• Serial:
  • Magazine for Transport Science
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Netherlands Centre for Transp, Training & Consult
  • ISSN: 0040-7623

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economics; Federal government; Foreign; Freight transportation; Governments; History; Policy; Transportation; Transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 255: Economics; 741: Goods traffic; 183: Government (national); 9096: History; 8078: Netherlands; 173: Policy; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Economics; History; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382680
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM