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Transport Infrastructure in Time, Scope and Scale

An Economic History and Evolutionary Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Björn Hasselgren

    1. Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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  • Focuses upon the history of economic theorizing around transport infrastructure

  • Uses clear case studies to investigate theory

  • Analyses infrastructure systems from an institutional perspective

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Government Ownership of Roads and Railroads—Why?

    • Björn Hasselgren
    Pages 1-8

  3. Theoretical Background

    • Björn Hasselgren
    Pages 9-23

  4. Economic Theory and Transport Infrastructure

    • Björn Hasselgren
    Pages 25-55

  5. Planning and Coordination of Transport Infrastructure

    • Björn Hasselgren
    Pages 57-77

  6. Sweden’s Transport Infrastructure History—Coevolution and Conflict

    • Björn Hasselgren
    Pages 79-106

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 107-121
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About this book

This book discusses the economics of transport infrastructure and the economic theorizing around transport infrastructure from 1850 to today. Transport infrastructure systems are continuously evolving over time. Since the mid-1800s these systems have grown in complexity and outreach. They have been important drivers of economic development but have also been important as economic agents in themselves. Over time transport infrastructure systems have taken on different functions as providers of simpler transport services or more developed value chain components. Transport infrastructure has also been a source for different arguments about economic theory and practice. 


Transport infrastructure systems are analysed from an institutional perspective where the long-term development of the ownership and financing of the systems, as well as the connection to different policy areas are elaborated. A longitudinal study of Sweden’s transport infrastructure policy is used to exemplify driving factors causing change and transformation of the systems over time with different scale and scope.  



Authors and Affiliations

  • Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

    Björn Hasselgren

About the author

Björn Hasselgren is a guest researcher in the Economic History Department of Uppsala University, Sweden and has a PhD in planning and decision analysis from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He has extensive experience from senior positions in the transport infrastructure sector and the Sveriges Riksbank.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transport Infrastructure in Time, Scope and Scale

  • Book Subtitle: An Economic History and Evolutionary Perspective

  • Authors: Björn Hasselgren

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-79054-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79053-4Published: 05 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07715-0Published: 26 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-79054-1Published: 23 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 121

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: International Economics, Economic History, Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods

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