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PART C
Transportation, Infrastructure and Services
A countryís transportation system
rests on transport infrastructure assets without which transport
services could not be offered. So before reporting on the level
of activities for each mode of transportation, this section gives
an overview of the infrastructure system. It looks at changes
affecting or that could affect directly or indirectly the countryís
transport infrastructure. Next it presents the infrastructure
system and its use. It also conducts an analysis of some incidental
services, because of their importance to safety and/or system
efficiency. When possible, this section reviews some traffic and
financial information. A section on the industry structure prevailing
in each modes of transportation follows. This examines the recent
changes to the structure of each modal transport industry. To
make the coverage of transportation complete, it then analyzes
measures of transport activity levels, by modes, with a focus
on both freight and passenger transport. The report ends with
one of the important concern of transportation policy, economic
efficiency. Efficiency is examined from the perspectives of price,
productivity and financial performance of the modal transport
service industries.
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