RAIL TRANSPORT SUBSIDY POLICY IN GREAT BRITAIN
This paper consists of a structured exchange of views on the basis for rail transport subsidy in Great Britain, the purpose of which is to explore the extent to which subsidy policy for the rail transport sector can be founded on solid economic reasoning. Part 1 describes, from the point of view of a responsible official, the development of the grant system in the United Kingdom since 1962. Part 2 reviews the economic arguments for public transport subsidy as they relate to rail transport, and represents an academic statement of the possible bases on which subsidy policy could be founded. Part 3, again, from the official viewpoint, describes the way in which government decisions on subsidy have been taken, and the extent to which it has been considered possible to relate those decisions to the theoretical considerations. Part 4 contains an academic critique of that rationale.
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Corporate Authors:
International Railway Congress Association
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Authors:
- Palmer, J
- Gwilliam, K M
- NASH, C A
- Publication Date: 1984-2
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 23-32
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Serial:
- RAIL INTERNATIONAL
- Volume: 15
- Issue Number: 2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Benefit cost analysis; Social benefits; Subsidies; Transportation policy
- Identifier Terms: British Rail
- Geographic Terms: United Kingdom; United States
- Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method; National transportation policies
- Subject Areas: Finance; Policy; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00386237
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: British Railways
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM