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Celebrating 10 Years

Table of Contents

Transportation in Developing Countries: An Overview of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies

Foreword    ii

Executive Summary     iii

I. Introduction    1

II. The Transportation Picture    4
A. Transition to a Motorized Transportation
           System     5
B. The Importance of Institutions     8
C. Motorization Trends and Their Determinants     9
D. Determinants of Variation Between Countries     11
 
III. Policies and Strategies   13
A. Restraining Vehicle Demand and Use     13
B. Technology Strategies     15
C. Leapfrog Technologies     18
 
IV. Policy Options     21
A. A Policy Framework     22
B. Synergistic Policies and Investments     23
C. The Importance of Local Circumstances     25
D. Transportation Financing     26
E. Institutional Capabilities     29
 
V. Pathway Choices     31
A. Four Case Studies     31
B. To Follow or Not To Follow the Path of Developed Countries and Cities     32
 
VI. Conclusions and Recommendations     36

Endnotes     34