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Il sistema dei trasporti in Italia tra arbitrii e segreti—di Gemma Mantovani – LeoniBlog

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Non solo trasporti: sarebbe stato il sottotitolo più scontato degli ultimi 20 anni che, infatti, il bel libro L’arbitrio del principe: sperperi e abusi nel settore dei trasporti, che fare? di Marco Ponti, Stefano Moroni e Francesco Ramella” (IBL Libri 2015), non ha. Ma è per far capire che si tratta di un libro che ha Read More
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Still Gridlocked after All These Years | Cato Institute

^Public Services/Infrastructures, #DeficitSpending/PublicDebt          
Despite controlling both houses of Congress, Republicans haven’t been able to agree on a highway-and-transit bill. Instead, when the previous law expired on May31, they passed a short-term extension that expires at the end of this month, when they’ll probably pass another short-term extension. Traditionally, transportation laws sunset and must be renewed every six years. Read More
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Railway Socialism and Safety| Mises Institute

^Public Services/Infrastructures, !Monopoly, +private INFRASCTRUCTURE          
The recent Amtrak accident in Philadelphia should lead us to ask two questions: (1) why isn’t there competition within the railway sector, and (2) what is the safety record of state-owned and run railway systems compared to private-run systems. It is often said that privatizing passenger trains would lead to more accidents because greedy capitalists Read More