Aviation infrastructure performance : a study in comparative political economy / Clifford Winston, Ginés de Rus, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Winston, Clifford, 1952-

Rus, Ginés de.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airports--Economic aspects.

Airports.

Airports--Traffic control.

Air traffic control.

Aeronautics--Safety measures.

Aeronautics.

Physical Description:

vi, 237 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2008]

Summary:

"International transportation experts compare and contrast how different nations have managed their airports and air traffic control systems to address congestion and delays, carrier competition, and air travel safety and how well they are meeting the needs of their people"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Clifford Winston and Ginés 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

Airport policy in Canada : limitations of the not-for-profit governance model / Michael W. Tretheway and Robert Andriulaitis

Part three: China and developing countries

Airport policy and performance in mainland China and Hong Kong / Anming Zhang and Andrew Yuen

Air transportation infrastructure in developing countries : privatization and deregulation / Kenneth Button

Synthesis and conclusions / Clifford Winston and Ginés de Rus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815793946

0815793944

9780815793953

0815793952

OCLC:

185691125