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The Political Economy of High Speed Rail in the United States

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Discussions of high-speed rail in the United States generally involve relatively straightforward matters of urban policy, civil engineering, economics and raw politics. High-speed rail is touted as an economic driver, a paragon of sustainability and an arena of competition with economic rivals in Europe and Asia. But a critical look at the discourse surrounding high-speed rail reveals the deep contradictions that have managed to stymie numerous initiatives to build high-speed rail lines while simultaneously keeping the dream alive in the imaginings of generations of advocates. This paper looks at plans for high-speed rail in the United States as a complex of ideas, connecting the nascent efforts to the larger American story.

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  • Michael Minn, 2013. "The Political Economy of High Speed Rail in the United States," Mobilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 185-200, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rmobxx:v:8:y:2013:i:2:p:185-200
    DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2012.655973
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    1. Stephanie Farmer, 2011. "Uneven Public Transportation Development in Neoliberalizing Chicago, USA," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 43(5), pages 1154-1172, May.
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    1. Diego García-Mejuto, 2022. "Theorizing nation-building through high-speed rail development: Hegemony and space in the Basque Country, Spain," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 54(3), pages 554-571, May.
    2. Culver, Gregg, 2016. "End of the line: The spatial framing of high-speed rail in Wisconsin," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 70-76.
    3. Michael Minn, 2016. "American Long-Distance Locomobility and the Spaces of Actor-Network Theory," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 5(1), pages 1-17, March.
    4. Beria, Paolo & Grimaldi, Raffaele & Albalate, Daniel & Bel, Germà, 2018. "Delusions of success: Costs and demand of high-speed rail in Italy and Spain," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 63-79.

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