Abstract
The variation of results in studies of transport and development may be explained by differences in two main factors: (1) the creation of economic opportunity and (2) the response to economic opportunity. The first depends upon the quality and quantity of resources in the regions served, the actual change in transport rates and service, and commodity price levels. The second depends upon an awareness of opportunity and what may be broadly defined as attitudes toward economic change.
This is a shortened version of Chapter 8 of Professor Wilson’s The Impact of Highway Investment on Development, published in 1966.
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Wilson, G.W. (1973). Towards a Theory of Transport and Development. In: Hoyle, B.S. (eds) Transport and Development. The Geographical Readings Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15506-4_13
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