Transportation regulation, a pragmatic assessment / edited by Grant M. Davis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Davis, Grant Miller.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation and state--United States.

Transportation and state.

United States.

Transportation--Law and legislation--United States.

Transportation.

Transportation--Law and legislation.

Physical Description:

v, 220 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Danville, Ill. : Interstate Printers & Publishers, [1976]

Contents:

Introduction.

The common carrier system: Farris, M. T. The role of the common carrier. Beier, F. J. The role of the common carrier in the channel of distribution.

Institutions involved in transportation regulation: Davis, G. M. Modifications in the identifying characteristics of several Federal transportation activities, Pegrum, D. F. Should the I. C. C. be abolished? Spychalski, J. C. An evaluation of Messrs. Hilton's and Sampson's proposed cures for regulatory defects. Davis, G. M. The basic behavior of regulatory commissions, a comment. Olterman, R. G. The Commission's superhighway rules and their implications for the regular route motor common carrier of property.

Issues: Flott, A. C. The case against the case against regulation. Douglas, P. S. The appalling fallacy in the CEA's analysis of transportation. Johnson, J. C. and Harper, D. V. The potential consequences of deregulation of transportation. Scott, R. D. and Farris, M. T. Airline subsidies in the United States. Alderson, V. R. Adaption of the motor carrier industry to present and prospective supplies of fuel. Heads, J. Some lessons from transportation deregulation in Canada. Spychalski, J. C. Criticisms of regulated freight transport. Davis, G. M. The transportation acts of 1972.

Conclusions and recommendations: Roberts, M. J. Transport pricing reform. David, G. M. And Combs, L. J. Some observations regarding value-of-service pricing in transportation. Strickler, C. L. Regulation vs deregulation. Jackson, W. P., Jr. Some practical suggestions for regulatory reform. Malin, R. The airline deregulation question.

Notes:

Includes bibliographies.

OCLC:

3018177