This collection of edited papers, first published in 1990, has two broad sets of objectives. The first relates to transport in the wider context of New Right governments and a policy agenda for state activity which clearly reflects a shifting relationship between public and private sectors. The second focuses on transport itself.

Part 1. Concepts and Overview 1. Concepts of Privatisation and Deregulation Philip Bell and Paul Cloke 2. Regulation and Control of Transport in Britain Philip Bell and Paul Cloke 3. Introduction to International Transport Deregulation Martin Higginson Part 2. The British Experience 4. Bus Transport in the Metropolitan Areas and London David Banister and Laurie Pickup 5. Deregulation in the Outer Metropolitan Area Peter Stanley 6. Bus Deregulation in Rural Localities: An Example from Wales Philip Bell and Paul Cloke Part 3. International Experience 7. Deregulation in a European Context: The Case of Sweden Brian Fullerton 8. Transport Deregulation in Advanced Capitalist Nations: The Case of the USA Kenneth Button 9. Restructuring Transport Parastatals: Case Studies from South-East Asia Peter Rimmer Part 4. Conclusions and Recommendations 10. Deregulation: Prospects, Possibilities and the Way Ahead John Hibbs 11. Deregulation: Problems, Warnings and a Continuing Case fro Regulation Philip Bell and Paul Cloke