The transformation of the world economy from a system of nations trading materials-intensive goods to a system of seamless global networks for information-intensive goods and services has created the need for a comprehensive restructuring of transportation and communications activities.

Contents: 1. Introduction Kiyoshi Kobayashi, T.R. Lakshmanan and William P. Anderson PART I: THE GLOBALIZATION CONTEXT 2. Trade and Transport Chains in Restructuring Economies T.R. Lakshmanan and William P. Anderson 3. The Welfare Benefits of Proximity: The Economic Gains from Trade Bloc Membership Raymond Dezzani PART II: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY 4. Economic Growth with Learning through Producing, Education and Communication Wei-Bin Zhang 5. Endogenous Growth Theory and Regional Development: A ‘New’ Modeling Approach Gautam Ray PART III: COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPORTATION 6. Network Usage Patterns and the Substitution and Complementarity Effects between Telecommunications and Transportation: A Demand-side Approach Kingsley Haynes, Somik Lall, Roger R. Stough and Serdar Yilmaz 7. A Transportation Telecommunication Media Split Model Considering Complexity of Interaction Makoto Okumura and Makoto Tsukai PART IV: INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTITUTIONS 8. Evaluation of the Market Potential of Asian Airports under Liberalization in the Intra-Asian Market Mikio Takebayashi and Katsuhiro Kuroda 9. Post-Evaluation of Japanese High-Speed Transport Systems Takayuki Ueda, Takeharu Kawai and Yasuhisa Hayashiyama 10. The Role of Private Provision in Transport Markets: Effects of Private Ownership and Business Diversification Fumitoshi Mizutani 11. Transport Logistics in the Global Economy: Spatial Implications Lata Chatterjee and Chiung-min Tsai 12. Assessing the Economic Benefits of Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel Project William P. Anderson and T.R. Lakshmanan PART V: THE INTERACTIVE ECONOMY 13. The Effects of Flex-time on Traffic Patterns with Bottleneck Congestion Se-il Mun and Makoto Yonekawa 14. Endogenous Market Formation with Matching Externality: An Implication for Taxi Spot Markets Kakuya Matsushima and Kiyoshi Kobayashi 15. An Inverse Analysis of Interactive Travel Behavior Hideyuki Kita, Keishi Tanimoto and Kei Fukuyama 16. Towards a Fractal Model of Connectivity in Regional Road Networks Rajendra G. Kulkarni and Roger R. Stough PART VI: INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL BEHAVIOR DATA 17. A 30-year Review of Transportation Behavior Surveys in Japan Mitsuzo Nagano 18. Analysis of Travel Behavior Using the Positioning Function of Mobile Communication Devices Yasuo Asakura and Eiji Hato Index