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The Role of Transport in Economic Development

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  • Nistor, Filip
  • Popa, Catalin C.

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The important relationship between prices and economies of scale has pointed out the importance of transport leading to the introduction of transport activity in economic policy debates. Early years of 20th century reveal a new type of economic analysis of the transport market based on the principle of sustainable development. Transition of transport sector to another level of development has being pursued specific transport market developments by investigating concomitant of economic, environmental and social influences. In the presented paperwork the authors identify role of transport in developing a sustainable economy that will provide, in the near future, new services, ensuring better management and real-time traffic capabilities in order to protect the environment and offer safety.

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  • Nistor, Filip & Popa, Catalin C., 2014. "The Role of Transport in Economic Development," MPRA Paper 70586, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Nov 2014.
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    1. Kenneth Button & Aura Reggiani (ed.), 2011. "Transportation and Economic Development Challenges," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 13984.
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    Keywords

    sustainable development; shipping; economic growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R40 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - General

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