Transport: Strategy and Policy Book

This text is designed for students studying transport as undergraduates or for professional examinations (including the Chartered Institute of Transport). It examines the business strategies of passenger and freight carriers, illustrated through case studies of road, rail, sea and air transport. The book assesses the response to the free market approach, which has encouraged greater competition and commercial orientation for transport services. The arguments for privatization, deregulation and low subsidy are contrasted with the case for greater public intervention and for closer partnership between government and the private sector in transport. Some of the issues "Transport" discusses include ownership, logistics, licensing, international regulation, and government and association influence. Shaw concludes with an analysis of environmental issues and a look towards the future and the problem of congestion.