Integration of Infrastructures in Europe in Historical Comparison

• Main Authors: Ambrosius, Gerold (Author), Henrich-Franke, Christian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Transportation.; History.; International relations.; International economics.; European Economic Community literature.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; European Integration.; History, general.; International Relations.; International Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.

This book compares the cross-border integration of infrastructures in Europe such as post, telecommunication and transportation in the 19th century and the period following the Second World War. In addition to providing a unique perspective on the development of cross-border infrastructures and the...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction, State of the Art and Definitions
• Infrastructural Integration in the 19th Century
• Infrastructural Integration in the 20th Century
• Relationship Between Organisational Structures, Political Processes and Agreed Standards
• Political and Socio-economic Theories and International Integration Infrastructures
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Literature.