... society and has both positive and negative effects on the economy of a nation; it can be seen that the external costs and diminishing returns now outweigh the benefits of undercharging (www.vtpi.org). In the short term undercharging provides the individual with a benefit, defined as an internal benefit, road transport is cheaper and personal mobility is increased. It can also be ... nation. Japan, compared to the UK or USA, spends a lower proportion of its GNP on road transport indicating a more efficient economy of the nation with out high road transport dependency (www.vtpi.org). The ...

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... society and has both positive and negative effects on the economy of a nation; it can be seen that the external costs and diminishing returns now outweigh the benefits of undercharging (www.vtpi.org). In the short term undercharging provides the individual with a benefit, defined as an internal benefit, road transport is cheaper and personal mobility is increased. It can also be ... nation. Japan, compared to the UK or USA, spends a lower proportion of its GNP on road transport indicating a more efficient economy of the nation with out high road transport dependency (www.vtpi.org). The ...

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... and large Persian grants. These Persian grants also generated "the suspicion that he (Pausanias-a Spartan king) was intriguing with the Persian king alienated the sympathies of those under his command" (www.fordham.edu) including other Greek states, and proved harmful to Sparta's foreign relations. Jeffery (1976, 122) on the other hand states that "Because they would not or could not adapt ... by a statement that "Spartan government was an odd affair, but its overwhelming characteristic was stability. The Spartans, in fact, had the most stable government in the history of ancient Greece...

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