Roads in a Market Economy (Hardcover)

by Gabriel Roth (Author)

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Product Description
This work, based on the propositon that roads exhibit typical command economy characteristics (congestion, chronic lack of funds), then shows roads in a market economy framework, employing concepts of ownership, market pricing and profitability to achieve a commercial basis of provision.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Avebury Technical (January 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0291398146
• ISBN-13: 978-0291398147
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,722,131 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but doesn't go far enough, May 30, 2003

By	Ryan Kennedy (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews

This is an economics textbook but can be read and enjoyed by anyone with an interest in auto transportation. The author explains what's wrong with car transit in the US and how it could be improved by various methods. The method that promises the best result is road pricing. This is done by charging cars for their use of the road.

He doesn't doesn't explore the possibility of road pricing using onboard GPS units perhaps because the technology didn't exist in 1997 when the book was written. But today it is possible to equip every car with a GPS unit that would charge the driver for the use of the road. One could imagine expanded use of this device to charge for parking and creating "smart" street lights and better traffic management. Such a GPS unit could also be used to implement "pay as you go" auto-insurance.

I wish the author would put out a new edition that used these ideas to imagine a transportation scheme breath-taking in its innovation.