Procurement and Financing of Motorways in Europe

Name: Procurement and Financing of Motorways in Europe
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ISBN: 9780762312320

ISBN-10: 0762312327

ISBN-13: 9780762312320

Edition: 2005

Authors: Giorgio. Ragazzi, Werner Rothengatter

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This volume raises many challenging and controversial issues surrounding motorway procurement and finance in Europe. A somewhat surprising outcome is that a general appraisal bias can be identified in the following sense: Experts from countries which have introduced concession schemes for managing and financing of their motorways are very critical of these schemes, stressing their shortcomings and caveats. Some even conclude that public management under a regime of welfare maximisation would be desirable as a sustainable option. Experts from countries which have been sticking to public procurement and tax finance of motorways strongly attack the inefficiency of public planning regimes and…

Book details

List price: $110.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: JAI Press Limited
Publication date: 12/2/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction



The Regulatory Issues of Transport Infrastructures, and of Toll Highways in Particular



Analysis of Highway Concession in Europe



Concessions versus Network-Wide Tolling Schemes, the Community' Framework for Motorway Tolling in Europe



Tolls and Project Financing: A Critical View



Applying a Price Cap: RAB and Regulatory Accounting



Trans European Networks. EU Infrastructure Proposals



Motorways and Motorway Finance in Germany and Austria



French Motorways: Experience and Assessment



Public Private Partnerships in the Irish Roads Sector: An Economic Analysis



History and Regulation of Italian Highways Concessionaires. The Concession through a Bid - the New Brescia-Milan Highway: a Case Study



Financing Motorways in Poland



Portuguese Experience in Motorway Concessions with Real and Shadow Tolls



Financing and Regulating Highway Construction in Scandinavia - Experiences and Perspectives



Is a Mixed Funding Model for the Highway Network Sustainable Over Time? The Spanish Case



Pricing and Financing Transport Infrastructures in Switzerland. A Success Story?



Financing Roads in Great Britain



The Private Finance Initiative: the UK Experience