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RECORD NUMBER: 494 OF 728Main Title | Regulating the automobile / | ||||||||||||
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Author | Crandall, Robert W., | ||||||||||||
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Publisher | The Brookings Institution, | ||||||||||||
Year Published | 1986 | ||||||||||||
OCLC Number | 13003805 | ||||||||||||
ISBN | 0815715943; 9780815715948; 0815715935; 9780815715931 | ||||||||||||
Subjects | Automobiles--Safety regulations--United States--Cost effectiveness ; Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Law and legislation--Cost effectiveness ; Automobiles--Fuel consumption--Law and legislation--United States--Cost effectiveness ; Automobiles--Fuel consumption--Law and legislation--Cost effectiveness ; Kraftfahrzeugindustrie ; Regulierung ; government policy ; motor vehicle industry ; market ; profitability ; competitiveness ; standard ; air pollution ; energy conservation ; cost benefit analysis ; production cost ; maintenance ; mortality ; road traffic ; conflict ; statistical table ; USA ; automobile--circulation routière--Etats-Unis ; automobile--industrie--Etats-Unis ; automobile--Etats-Unis ; politique gouvernementale ; réglementation ; industrie du véhicule áa moteur ; marché ; rentabilité ; compétitivité ; législation ; norme ; scurité ; pollution atmosphérique ; combustible ; conomie d'énergie ; analyse coãuts-avantages ; coãut de production ; entretien ; mortalité ; conflit ; tableau statistique ; política gubernamental ; reglamento ; industria de vehículos a motor ; mercado ; rentabilidad ; competitividad ; legislación ; norma ; seguridad ; contaminación atmosférica ; conservación de l | ||||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Automobiles--Safety regulations--United States--Cost effectiveness ; Automobiles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Law and legislation--Cost effectiveness ; Automobiles--Fuel consumption--Law and legislation--United States--Cost effetiveness | ||||||||||||
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Collation | xiii pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 202 pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. | ||||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | The automobile industry in transition -- The costs of safety and emissions regulation -- The effects of regulation on automobile safety -- Automobile emissions control -- Regulation of fuel economy -- The confliciting goals of regulation. Study of government policy and regulations affecting the motor vehicle industry in the USA - considers the industry's market, profitability, competitiveness, etc.; comments on legislation with regard to standards for vehicle safety, air pollution and fuel economy (energy conservation); presents a cost benefit analysis of production costs, automobile maintenance, mortality related to road traffic, etc., following the application of the programmes; discusses conflicting goals of regulations. Graphs, references, statistical tables. |