Turning the Corner?: A Reader in Contemporary Transport Policy - Softcover

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Francis Terry is a Fellow of the Interdisciplinary Institute of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has represented the UK government at international conferences on the transport and disposal of waste, investigated privatisation and investment in infrastructure for Union Railways, studied access to transport and modal shift for the Highways Agency and evaluated Clear Zones. He acts as Chairman of the Regulated Industries Network.

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This Reader provides a critical review of British transport policy since the Labour Government came into office in 1997 and looks at possible solutions to Britain’s ongoing transport problems. It brings together the best recent articles on transport from the quarterly Public Money & Management, now revised and updated, with specially-written additional studies.

The readings are a source of well-informed opinion and ideas on topics such as private-public partnerships, delivering a sustainable transport policy, new opportunities for the railways, and evaluating the Government’s Ten Year Plan for transport. They are written by leading practitioners and academics, and contain much original research material. Throughout, the emphasis is on critical discussion of how policies are being delivered in practice, and on constructive ideas for improvement.

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This Reader provides a critical review of British transport policy since the Labour Government came into office in 1997 and looks at possible solutions to Britain’s ongoing transport problems. It brings together the best recent articles on transport from the quarterly Public Money & Management, now revised and updated, with specially-written additional studies.

The readings are a source of well-informed opinion and ideas on topics such as private-public partnerships, delivering a sustainable transport policy, new opportunities for the railways, and evaluating the Government’s Ten Year Plan for transport. They are written by leading practitioners and academics, and contain much original research material. Throughout, the emphasis is on critical discussion of how policies are being delivered in practice, and on constructive ideas for improvement.