Transportation on US economy

Running Heading : TRANSPORTATION AND THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY

Transportation and the United States economy

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[Course] Transportation and the United States economy

The question of the existence of an economy is nothing less than impossible if one was to remove the fundamental component of transport from it . Unless and until an economy is equipped with the instruments modes and means required to move goods and manpower from one location to another , the economy will be completely incapable of functioning in a manner such that

it can harvest the opportunities that it comes across (Ballou , 2004 . Not only will such an economy be unable to take advantage of any natural resources that it possesses , but will also be unable to develop means that can allow it to generate sources to fuel its infrastructure . This shall shed light on the implications of the transport on the economy of a country . Special attention shall be given to the effects of transportation on the United States economy

The relationship that is present between the economy of a region and the transport infrastructure of that economy . The development that an economy can yield from the presence of a stable transportation infrastructure depends on the industry mix that prevails in that economy . Other elements that have implications on the economy with respect to the transportation infrastructure of the economy in the same regard include the location of the industry growth and the location of the population growth . However , it is...