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Pages: 92
Authors: Clifford Winston
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For close to 100 years, America's surface freight industries, primarily rail and trucking, operated under the protective wing of the U.S. government. In 1980 Co
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Pages: 398
Authors: Ann Fetter Friedlaender
Categories: Freight and freightage
Type: BOOK - Published: 1981 - Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

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The authors of this study evaluate the consequences of deregulation in the rail and trucking industries and, in particular, quantify the efficiency and distribu
Braking the Special Interests
Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Dorothy Robyn
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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In 1980 Congress voted to eliminate the federal system of protective regulation over the powerful trucking industry, despite fierce opposition. This upset marke
Last Exit
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Pages: 201
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Categories: Business & Economics
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Sweatshops on Wheels
Language: en
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Authors: Michael H. Belzer
Categories: Business & Economics
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