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Deregulated Decade Print E-mail
Written by Professor John Hibbs OBE & Matthew Bradley (1997)   

The achievement of the bus industry in the last decade has been 'truly remarkable', emerging from a long period of managed decline to become market-led, quality minded, and capable of ending three decades of loss of custom to the car. This report assesses how innovation is winning people back to buses.

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Tomorrow's Way Print E-mail
Written by John Hibbs & Gabriel Roth (1992)   

A look at how the variety of road transport problems in the UK could be solved using market based solutions.

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Streets Ahead Print E-mail
Written by Nick Elliot (1989)   

This report by Nick Elliott shows how people in parts of the UK, the US and many other countries have given up on failing local services and take over the management of their own streets - leading to better services, calmer and safer traffic, and falling crime.

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Track to the Future Print E-mail
Written by Kenneth Irvine (1988)   

This paper restates the case for privatization, evaluates the three proposals on the table and makes final proposals to form the basis of legislation. The book also updates material from the Right Lines whilst looking at the possible privatization of The London and Glasgow Underground systems, the Dockland Light Railway and the Tyne and Wear Metro system. Some wider aspects of a free market in transport are also addressed.

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The Right Lines Print E-mail
Written by Kenneth Irvine (1987)   

The Adam Smith Institute envisages a two-stage sale of BR: the track and terminals privatized as a complete unit, and then the individual services which run on the track.

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The Debate on Bus Deregulation Print E-mail
Written by Dr John Hibbs (1985)   

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Airports for Sale Print E-mail
Written by Dr Sean Barrett (1984)   

An indepth look at the options available for the process of privatizing Britain's airports. Taking into considersation the present thinking (of the mid 1980s) surrounding privitization Dr Barrett outlines how it could be applied to airports and the benefits that it would bring. He also outlines how it could be improved with a variety of differing policy ideas.

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The Paratransit Light Vehicle Print E-mail
Written by Adam Smith Institute (1980)   

A report looking at the transport problems in the UK, and at one potential solution to it.

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