The best transportation system in the world : railroads, trucks, airlines, and American public policy in the twentieth century / Mark H. Rose, Bruce E. Seely, Paul F. Barrett.

Author/creator Rose, Mark H., 1942-
Other author Seely, Bruce Edsall, 1953-
Other author Barrett, Paul F., 1943-2004.
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbus : Ohio State University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxxvi, 318 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesHistorical perspectives on business enterprise
Historical perspectives on business enterprise series. ^A278646
Contents Preface and acknowledgments -- Seeking a new regulatory regime in transportation: railroad consolidation in the 1920s -- The new transportation problem: the politics of transportation coordination, 1925-1940 -- Constructing commercial aviation, 1944-1973 -- Run-up to deregulation: surface transportation, 1949-1970 -- Transportation in a "presidential nation" -- Richard M. Nixon and planning for deregulation, 1970-1974 -- Gerald R. Ford and presidential deregulation, 1974-1977 -- Jimmy Carter and deregulation of the "best transportation system in the world," 1977-1980 -- The American state and transportation, 1980-1995.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-300) and index.
LCCN 2006003482
ISBN0814210368 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780814210369 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0814291139 (cd-rom)
ISBN9780814291139 (cd-rom)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HE206.2 .R65 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold