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1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Amtrak: the history and polotics....
this book is a very informative look at the history of americas National passanger railway corp. I recomend it to anyone who has an intrest in rail in america
Published on July 27, 2001
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Where is Mr. Nice going?
I pity the poor trees that sacrificed their lives to provide the pulp for this book. The book adds nothing to the debate on Amtrak; uses statistical correlation to substantiate the obvious (i.e. -- Trains are most often supported by people who live in large urban areas); and, generally loses the reader somewhere after the first chapter. Much of the analysis he...
Published on May 11, 1999
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Where is Mr. Nice going?,
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This review is from: Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (Explorations in Public Policy) (Hardcover)
I pity the poor trees that sacrificed their lives to provide the pulp for this book. The book adds nothing to the debate on Amtrak; uses statistical correlation to substantiate the obvious (i.e. -- Trains are most often supported by people who live in large urban areas); and, generally loses the reader somewhere after the first chapter. Much of the analysis he outlines is out-of-date and offers very, very little constructive support on how a passenger rail system should and could be built. If Mr. Nice, who obviously is well-educated and statistically gifted, ever endeavors to write again on Amtrak, may I offer two thoughts. First, ask the question, "How will my paper help frame the contemporary debate on Amtrak," and second, "Who can I influence with it." Absent these issues, chain me to a tree, so I can save the woods from another useless academic paper.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amtrak: the history and polotics....,
By A Customer
This review is from: Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (Explorations in Public Policy) (Hardcover)
this book is a very informative look at the history of americas National passanger railway corp. I recomend it to anyone who has an intrest in rail in america
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Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (Explorations in Public Policy) by David C. Nice (Hardcover - Feb. 1998)
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