The trade-off between efficiency and equity in road safety policy

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 817-825

  Elvik, Rune ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Equity; John Rawls' principles of justice; Road safety policy; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC WELFARES; EQUITY; JOHN RAWLS' PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE; ROAD SAFETIES; ROAD SAFETY MEASURES; ROAD SAFETY POLICY; ROAD USERS; SAFETY MEASURES; SOCIAL BENEFITS; SOCIAL COSTS; SOCIAL GROUPS; TRADE-OFF;

CIVIL DEFENSE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ROADS AND STREETS;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORWAY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC;

EID: 63749117404     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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