Competition and ownership in land passenger transport

The fifth international conference

Journal article (1998)

Authors

John Preston University of Leeds
Chris Nash University of Leeds
K. M. Gwilliam The World Bank
Jeremy Toner University of Leeds
Michael Beesley London Business School
Gerard Whelan Institute for Transport Studies
Wendell Cox Wendell Cox Consultancy
Didier van de Velde Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Kjell Jansson Swedish Institute for Transport and Communications Analysis (SIKA
David A. Hensher University of Sydney
Stephen Potter Open University
Research Group
Organisation & Governance
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Published Date

1998

Language

English

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Research Group

Organisation & Governance

Abstract

The aim of this introductory paper is provide the background to the Fifth International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport, which was held in Leeds, UK, in May 1997 and was attended by around 120 delegates from 20 countries. This is done by reviewing past conferences in the series and summarizing the structure of the Leeds conference and the key emerging themes. Further details are given by the five workshop reports that accompany this introduction.