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Transport infrastructure is one of the keys to European integration, yet much of it is over 100 years old. Because it was designed in another era, when decision-making was concentrated in capital cities and local networks were built primarily to exploit natural resources, it requires extensive restructuring as well as expansion.
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Farrell, S. (1999). Introduction. In: Financing European Transport Infrastructure. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230502291_1
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