| Author (Person) | Button, Kenneth |
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| Publisher | Edward Elgar |
| Publication Date | 1998 |
| ISBN | 1-85898-799-7 |
| Content Type | Textbook | Monograph |
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This book explores the organisation of air transport in the European Union. It analyses the nature of the industries supplying air transport services, the institutional structure of air transport services, and impediments to increased efficiency in the provision of air transport. The reduction in institutional barriers and regulations has led to a more efficient provision of air transport services in the EU. This book assesses the improvements in the efficiency of air transport services, and highlights institutional and physical problems impeding further efficiency gains. The authors examine airline operations, and the ability of two or more transport systems to operate effectively in tandem. They also consider how to make the boundaries between different transport networks invisible, as well as discussing issues of national organisation and the juridical structures which impede operations. The analysis examines both the internal EU market for air transport services and the links between it and the rest of the world. Other issues discussed include: EU air transport developments in the context of global markets; comparisons of recent developments in aviation policy between the EU and the US; the problems of congestion in the air transport industry in Europe; the growth and significance of airline alliances. As well as the economics of European air transport the authors also look at the legal, political, technical and geographical issues. They explore the problems of providing air transport in the context of inadequate information, institutional constraints, inherent market imperfections and imprecise objectives. Button, Kenneth (et al.) |
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| Subject Categories | Mobility and Transport |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
