Download or read book Report of the Hundred and Nineteenth Round Table on Transport Economics Held in Paris on 29-30th March 2001 on the Following Topic written by Round Table on Transport Economics and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The linkage between transport and economic development is a highly contentious issue which has generated considerable debate and an abundant literature. There is a firmly-held belief among politicians that investment in transport infrastructure promotes economic development and, by extension, employment. However, this belief is not borne out by scientific analysis, which would seem to indicate that the impact of this type of investment on employment and economic development remains limited, at least in developed countries, and at the purely regional level can even prove negative. The Round.