Toll roads in Central and Eastern Europe: Promises and performance

Transport Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-359

  Carpintero, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOTORWAY; PRIVATE SECTOR; ROAD PRICING; ROAD TRANSPORT; TARIFF STRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CROATIA; HUNGARY; POLAND;

EID: 77951882687     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441640903017380     Document Type: Article

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