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Title Aviation infrastructure performance [electronic resource] : a study in comparative political economy / Clifford Winston, Gines de Rus, editors.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

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Description vi, 237 p. : ill., map.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction / Clifford Winston and Gines de Rus -- Part one: The United States and continental Europe -- Delayed! U.S. aviation infrastructure policy at a crossroads / Steven A. Morrison and Clifford Winston -- The European Union : evolution of privatization, regulation, and slot reform / David Gillen and Hans-Martin Niemeier -- Part two: Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Canada -- Airport policy in Australia and New Zealand : privatization, light-handed regulation, and performance / Peter Forsyth -- Airport planning and regulation in the United Kingdom / Anne Graham -- Airport policy in Canada : limitations of the not-for-profit governance model / Michael W. Tretheway and Robert Andriulaitis -- Part three: China and developing countries -- Airport policy and performance in mainland China and Hong Kong / Anming Zhang and Andrew Yuen -- Air transportation infrastructure in developing countries : privatization and deregulation / Kenneth Button -- Synthesis and conclusions / Clifford Winston and Gines de Rus.
Summary "International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems to address congestion and delays, carrier competition, and air travel safety and how well they are meeting the needs of their people"--Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Airports -- Economic aspects.
Airports -- Traffic control.
Air traffic control.
Aeronautics -- Safety measures.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Winston, Clifford, 1952-
Rus, Gines de.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780815793946 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815793944 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780815793953 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815793952 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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