The BCA of HSR: Should the Government Invest in High Speed Rail Infrastructure?

Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Rus, Gines De ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

benefit cost analysis; high speed rail; infrastructure; public investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873974859     PISSN: 21945888     EISSN: 21522812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/2152-2812.1058     Document Type: Review

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