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Description for New Departures
Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy chances lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high speed rail passenger innovations. He then translates these implications into a North American context and diagnoses the obstacles that have made renewing trains in North America so difficult. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23ill. BIC Classification: 1KB; KNGT; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks. New Departures closely examines the options for improving intercity passenger trains' capacity to move North Americans where they want to go. While Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada face intense pressure to transform themselves into successful commercial enterprises, Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy changes lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high-speed rail passenger innovations. Perl goes beyond merely describing these achievements, translating their implications into a North American institutional and political ... Read more
North America faces a transportation crisis. Gas-guzzling SUVs clog the highways and air travelers face delays, cancellations, and uncertainty in the wake of unprecedented terrorist attacks. New Departures closely examines the options for improving intercity passenger trains' capacity to move North Americans where they want to go. While Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada face intense pressure to transform themselves into successful commercial enterprises, Anthony Perl demonstrates how public policy changes lie behind the triumphs of European and Japanese high-speed rail passenger innovations. Perl goes beyond merely describing these achievements, translating their implications into a North American institutional and political ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
344
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813122113
SKU
V9780813122113
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About Anthony Perl
Anthony Perl is associate professor of political science at the University of Calgary.
Reviews for New Departures
Lays out the best policy framework I have ever seen for making rail passenger investments. - TOM DOWNS