1. Modelling in the UK 1900-1960 2. The Road Research Laboratory Model and its Development to 1973 3. Econometric Modelling and the Problem of Disaggregation 4. The Impact of Government Intervention 5. A Review of US Modelling Prior to 1962 6. Recent Developments in the USA and Australia 7. National Theory: Local Practice

Originally published in 1982, this book gives a concise commentary on the development and performance of car ownership prediction procedures and a wide-ranging survey of the modelling techniques associated with forecasting. The book provides a basic appreciation of the key points, whether they are mathematical or otherwise. Throughout the book there is a theme which relates the academic debate surrounding the issue to technical rather than philosophical concepts.