Multimodal/Intermodal Transportation in the United States, Western Europe, and Latin American: Government Plans, Policies, and Programs

by Leigh B. Boske

The purpose of this book is to examine global "best practices" in governmental multimodal / intermodal transport policies, plans, and programs. This task was accomplished by investigating supranational, national, state, and local government activities in North America, Western Europe, and Latin America. Discussion focuses 1) global trade liberalization, formation of regional trade blocs, governmental deregulation and privatization of transport enterprises, integrated logistics services, and the evolution of intermodal transportation; 2) U.S. public-sector involvement in; 3) state- and local-government involvement in seven U.S. 4) transport policies in the European Union, MERCOSUR-the Southern Common Market-and the North American Free Trade Agreement. The final chapters are case studies of federal-, state-, and local-government involvement in six foreign France, Germany, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Governmental efforts to promote and implement multimodal / intermodal transport projects are emphasized.

584 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998