This text presents case studies of rail transport policy-making in two UK passenger transport authority areas and reviews the factors informing such policy-making. The book contributes to transport geography by firstly explaining why the actual policies implemented in Strathclyde and Merseyside were pursued, and secondly, the continuing development of the political science theory of "the urban policy regime". By analyzing how policy was developed under the "city-regional" (Strathclyde) and the "public choice" (Merseyside), geographical structures of local governance, this book demonstrates that the spatial organization of local institutions plays a powerful role in determining the operation of the local "regime" that is the elite group of individuals who lead policy-making.
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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
Illustrationen
figures, tables, glossary, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 159 mm
Breite: 223 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84014-765-0 (9781840147650)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
The urban transportation problem; theory and practice in local governance; local governance and rail transport in the study areas; perceptions of policy-making; major projects in Strathclyde; incremental development opportunities in Strathclyde; major projects in Merseyside; incremental development opportunities in Merseyside; conclusions - impacts on policy-making. Appendix: local rail transport finance.
