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Towards a Modal Shift in Freight Transport? A Business Logistics Analysis of Some Policy Measures

Gust Blauwens Department of Transport and Regional Economics, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Nico Vandaele Department of Environment, Technology and Technology Management, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Eddy Van de Voorde Department of Transport and Regional Economics, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Bert Vernimmen Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp (ITMMA), University of Antwerp, Antwerp, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Frank Witlox Department of Geography, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 239-251 | Received 10 Dec 2004, Published online: 23 Feb 2007

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