Intro; Contents; List of Figures; Introduction; 1 Government Ownership of Roads and Railroads-Why?; 1.1 The Traditional Arguments for Government Intervention and the Challenges to These Arguments; References; 2 Theoretical Background; 2.1 Methods, Sources, and the Research Process; 2.1.1 Methods and Sources; 2.1.2 The Research Process behind this Book; 2.2 Some Perspectives on Transport Infrastructure; 2.2.1 The Transport System-Functions and Temporal Perspectives; 2.2.2 Functional Roles and Spatial Dimensions; References; 3 Economic Theory and Transport Infrastructure; 3.1 Introduction

3.2 Neoclassical Theories and Welfare Economics3.2.1 Natural Monopoly Theory; 3.2.2 A Dichotomy of Failure and Success; 3.2.3 Neoclassical Theory and Market Failure Views; 3.3 Institutional Theory and Organizational Focus; 3.3.1 Stable and Dynamic Transaction Costs; 3.3.2 Hybrid Organizations-The Middle Way?; 3.4 A Coevolutionary Development Approach; References; 4 Planning and Coordination of Transport Infrastructure; 4.1 Knowledge and Coordination; 4.2 The Spatial Dimension; 4.3 Recent Trends in the EU and the USA; References

5 Sweden's Transport Infrastructure History-Coevolution and Conflict5.1 Transport Infrastructure Chronology 1939-2010, a Coevolutionary Perspective; 5.1.1 1939-1963-Nationalization and Professionalization; The Nationalization; Policy Formation Following the Second World War; 5.1.2 1963-1988 and 1989-The Present-Social Marginal Costs or Not?; 5.1.3 Conclusions; 5.2 Marginal Cost Controversies-Different Views on Financing; 5.2.1 Financing Principles; 5.2.2 A Government Dilemma and Coase's View; 5.2.3 A Marginal Cost Controversy in Swedish Transport Infrastructure Policy?

5.2.4 Reasons for the Change in Policies5.2.5 Incentives for Efficiency Changed?; References; Concluding Remarks; References; Index