This book compares the cross-border integration of infrastructures in Europe such as post
telecommunication and transportation in the 19th century and the period following the Second
World War. In addition to providing a unique perspective on the development of cross-border
infrastructures and the international regimes regulating them it offers the first systematic
comparison of a variety of infrastructure sectors identifies general developmental trends and
supplies theoretical explanations. In this regard integration is defined as international
standardization network building and the establishment of international organizations to
regulate cross-border infrastructures.
