Ny väg till nya vägar och järnvägar : Finanseringspragmatism och planeringsrationalism vid beslut om infrastrukturinvesteringar
New Road to New Roads and Railways : Financial Pragmatism and Planning Rationalism in Decision-making on Infrastructure Investments
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Summary, in English
The research presented in the dissertation has been carried out as a case study of the planning of road and railway investments in Sweden. One part of the empirical analysis focuses on the historical-institutional development of investment planning from its introduction in the 1950s to the present day, with a special focus on the planning instruments involved. A second part of the analysis focuses on the decision-making process that resulted in a major investment plan presented in March 2010, with special emphasis on local and regional co-financing as a new and highly pragmatic instrument used in the process. The dissertation shows that a shift towards more pragmatic views has taken place during the last couple of decades. New financial arrangements are an indication of such a dynamic change.
Department/s
Publishing year
2012
Language
Swedish
Publication/Series
Lund Political Studies
Issue
166
Full text
Document type
Dissertation
Publisher
Lund University
Topic
- Political Science
Keywords
- pragmatism
- rationalism
- railway investments
- road investments
- transport infrastructure
- co-financing
- alternative financing
- investment planning
- planning
- Decision-making process
Status
Published
Supervisor
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0460-0037
- ISBN: 978-91-88306-83-8
- ISBN: 91-88306-83-6
Defence date
25 May 2012
Defence time
10:15
Defence place
Edens Hörsal, Paradisgatan 5H, Lund
Opponent
- Patrik Hall (Docent)