Reports of the Eleventh and Twelfth Round Tables on Transport Economics, held in Paris, on the following topic : economic criteria for determining the capacity, a) of goods transport by road, b) of the fleet of inland waterways, with a view to obtaining an optimum balance between supply and demand.

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These Round Tables examine the balance between supply and demand in the area of goods transport by road and goods transport by inland waterway transport. INTRODUCTION -- INTRODUCTORY REPORT -- ELEVENTH ROUND TABLE -- Economic Criteria for Determining the Capactiy of Goods Transport by Road with a View to Obtaining an Optimum Balance between Supply and Demand by H.J. Noortman, the Netherlands -- Introduction -- The realtion between transport and the rest of the economic system -- Some characteristics of road transport -- The economists' approach to transport policy -- Arguments raised for specific government intervention in road transport -- Conclusions -- SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION AT THE ELEVENTH ROUND TABLE -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS -- ELEVENTH ROUND TABLE -- INTRODUCTORY REPORT TWELFTH ROUND TABLE -- Economic Criteria for Determining the Capacity of the Fleet of Inland Waterways with a View to obtaining an Optimum Balance between Supply and Demand by H.J. Noortman, the Netherlands -- -Introduction -- Data relevant to the capacity of the fleet of inland water transport -- Some characteristics of inland water transport -- Factors leading to a dis-equilibrium between available capacity and demand for inland water transport services -- The function of a capacity regulation in inland water transport -- Conclusions -- SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION AT THE TWELFTH ROUND TABLE -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE TWELTH ROUND TABLE -- ANNEX -- Tables.