Book Details

Aviation Infrastructure Performance : A Study in Comparative Political Economy

By CLIFFORD WINSTON (Editor), GINES DE RUS (Editor)

Price : ~~£14.99~~  £11.99
ISBN : 9780815793953
Page : 237
Year of Publication : 2008    Edition : 1
Publisher : BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS
Subject : ECONOMICS & FINANCE

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Description :

Aviation performance is an important cog in modern globalized economies, which demand flexibility, mobility, efficiency, and dependability. Airport delays have gone from being a nuisance to being a salient public concern, drawing the ire of even the White House. In this important book, international transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems and how well they are meeting the needs of their people. The book’s cross-national approach encompasses several different institutional arrangements, making it a timely and valuable study in comparative political economy. Among the countries studied, the United States is sometimes seen as a bastion of free markets, at the forefront of airline deregulation, but its airports and air traffic control system are publicly owned and operated. The same is true in continental Europe, for the most part. In contrast, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Canada are experimenting with privatization, while even mainland China is allowing the private sector to participate in airport ownership. Which methods work best, and under what circumstances? This book provides the answers.

Cliff Winston’s research focuses on microeconomic policy and government performance. He has written extensively on regulation and transportation.Gines de Rus is a professor of applied economics at the University of Las Palms de Gran Canaria (Spain). He is the coauthor, with Antonio Estache, of Privatization and Regulation of Transport Infrastructure (World Bank, 2000).

Content :

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