A comparison of innovative financing and general fiscal investment strategies for second-class highways: Perspectives for building a sustainable financing strategy

Transport Policy

Volumn 35, Issue , 2014, Pages 193-201

  Sun, Zhentian ^a   Li, Xuhong ^a   Xie, Yuanchang ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

China; General fiscal investment strategy; Innovative financing strategy; Sustainability; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; FISCAL REFORM; INVESTMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ROAD; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

CHINA;

EID: 84902356792     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.05.022     Document Type: Article

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