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THE SLOW ROAD FROM RHETORIC TO REFORM: AN ANALYSIS OF ROAD PRICING POLICY IN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Denniss Richard,
Hamilton Clive
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
economic papers: a journal of applied economics and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1759-3441
pISSN - 0812-0439
DOI - 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2004.tb00355.x
Subject(s) - road transport , road pricing , passenger transport , incentive , transport policy , rhetoric , public economics , policy analysis , business , economics , transport engineering , natural resource economics , political science , public administration , public transport , engineering , market economy , linguistics , philosophy , traffic congestion
This paper examines existing taxes, charges and related incentives that encourage either environmental protection or degradation in the road transport sector. Recent road transport policy initiatives are also analysed to determine their likely impact on overall car use and passenger car emissions. The paper concludes that economic theory has not influenced changes in transport policy in Australia in recent years.