Is there any economic justification for high-speed railways in the United States?

Kenneth Button

Journal of Transport Geography, 2012, vol. 22, issue C, 300-302

Abstract: ► The paper offers counter arguments to the economic case being put forward for the construction of high-speed railways in the US.

Keywords: High-speed rail; Political capture; Intercity transport policy; Infrastructure policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2012.01.025

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