Integration of Infrastructures in Europe in Historical Comparison

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction, State of the Art and Definitions -- 1.1 State of the Art -- 1.2 Definitions -- 1.2.1 Infrastructure -- 1.2.2 Integration -- 1.3 Delineations -- 1.4 Overview -- 1.4.1 Common Cross-Sector Objectives -- 1.4.2 Communications -- 1.4.2.1 Organisational and Pol...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Ambrosius, Gerold 1949- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Henrich-Franke, Christian 1975- (BerichterstatterIn)
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer, 2016
Schlagworte:Management science Electronic books Europäische Integration Infrastrukturpolitik Verkehrsinfrastruktur
Umfang:Online-Ressource (215 p)
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction, State of the Art and Definitions; 1.1 State of the Art; 1.2 Definitions; 1.2.1 Infrastructure; 1.2.2 Integration; 1.3 Delineations; 1.4 Overview; 1.4.1 Common Cross-Sector Objectives; 1.4.2 Communications; 1.4.2.1 Organisational and Political Structures; 1.4.2.2 Types of Standards and the Level of Standardisation; 1.4.3 Transport; 1.4.3.1 Organisational and Political Structures; 1.4.3.2 Types of Standards and the Level of Standardisation; 1.4.3.3 Spatial Scope; References; Chapter 2: Infrastructural Integration in the Nineteenth Century; 2.1 Context
  • 2.2 Sectoral Development2.2.1 Railways; 2.2.2 Inland Navigation; 2.2.3 Postal Services; 2.2.4 Telegraphy; 2.2.5 Telephony; 2.2.6 Radio Communication; 2.3 Sectoral Comparison; 2.3.1 Structures; 2.3.2 Processes; 2.3.3 Contents; References; Chapter 3: Infrastructural Integration in the Twentieth Century; 3.1 Context; 3.2 Sectoral Development; 3.2.1 Railways; 3.2.2 Inland Navigation; 3.2.3 Postal Services; 3.2.4 Telecommunication; 3.2.5 Radio Communication; 3.3 Sectoral Comparison; 3.3.1 Structures; 3.3.2 Processes; 3.3.3 Contents; References
  • Chapter 4: Relationship Between Organisational Structures, Political Processes and Agreed Standards4.1 Structures as a Dependent Variable; 4.1.1 Contents as an Independent Variable; 4.1.2 Processes as an Independent Variable; 4.1.3 Structures as an Independent Variable; 4.2 Processes as a Dependent Variable; 4.2.1 Structures as an Independent Variable; 4.2.2 Contents as an Independent Variable; 4.2.3 Processes as an Independent Variable; 4.3 Contents as a Dependent Variable; 4.3.1 Processes as an Independent Variable; 4.3.2 Structures as an Independent Variable
  • 4.3.3 Contents as an Independent Variable4.4 Weighting of Variables; Chapter 5: Political and Socio-economic Theories and International Integration of Infrastructures; 5.1 Preliminary Observations; 5.2 Functionalist Integration Theory; 5.2.1 Functionalism and the Concept of Spillover; 5.2.2 Functional Integration in the Telecommunication Sector; 5.2.2.1 The System Change in the 1870s; 5.2.2.2 The System Change in the 1920s; 5.2.2.3 The System Change in the 1960s; 5.2.2.4 Conclusion; 5.3 Standardisation Theories; 5.3.1 Markets for Goods and Network Goods (Structures)
  • 5.3.1.1 Conventional Markets and Markets for Network Goods5.3.1.2 European Infrastructure Markets of the Past and Modern-Day Modelled Markets for Network Goods; 5.3.2 Competitive Market Standardisation and Cooperative Committee Standardisation (Processes); 5.3.2.1 Competitive Market Standardisation; 5.3.2.2 Cooperative Committee Standardisation; 5.3.3 Standards and Standardisation (Contents); 5.4 New Institutional Economics; 5.4.1 Path Dependences; 5.4.1.1 New Institutional Economics and the Concept of Path Dependence
  • 5.4.1.2 New Attempts of Infrastructural Integration in the Immediate Post-war Period