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Competition and Regulation in Seaports

In: A Handbook of Transport Economics

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  • Hilde Meersman
  • Eddy Van de Voorde
  • Thierry Vanelslander

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Bringing together insights and perspectives from close to 70 of the world’s leading experts in the field, this timely Handbook provides an up-to-date guide to the most recent and state-of-the-art advances in transport economics. The comprehensive coverage includes topics such as the relationship between transport and the spatial economy, recent advances in travel demand analysis, the external costs of transport, investment appraisal, pricing, equity issues, competition and regulation, the role of public–private partnerships and the development of policy in local bus services, rail, air and maritime transport.

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  • Hilde Meersman & Eddy Van de Voorde & Thierry Vanelslander, 2011. "Competition and Regulation in Seaports," Chapters, in: André de Palma & Robin Lindsey & Emile Quinet & Roger Vickerman (ed.), A Handbook of Transport Economics, chapter 36, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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