UID:
almafu_9958116130802883
Format:
1 online resource (162 p.)
Series Statement:
ECMT Round Tables, no.90
Content:
The privatisation of the railways is a topical issue. Many countries are launching privatisation programmeswith a view to reducing the operating deficits of the railways, notably by making them more competitive. However, at a time of high-speed trains, traffic congestion and concern over the environment, not everybody agrees on the merits of privatisation. This Round Table clarifies the issues, analyses a number of examples, and defines the potential obstacles to privatisation. It shows the difficulties inherent in such projects, and the scope for implementing them.
Note:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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INTRODUCTORY REPORTS -- Foreword: Privatisation of Railways by A. de Waele, ECMT -- -Introduction -- A look at the past -- Specific characteristics of rail -- Prospects -- Conclusions -- Tables -- Figures -- Privatisation of Railways by Jean-Pierre Baumgartner, Switzerland -- -Foreword -- A diagnosis -- International rail transport -- Statement of the issues -- Railway privatisation -- Technical Problems and limits -- Economic and financial problems -- The privatised railway's production and sales programme -- Conclusions -- References -- The Case of the Swedish Railways by Stig Larsson with Alf Ekstrðm -- -The railway in Swedish transport policy: A short background -- Current railway policy -- Commercialisation, liberalisation, harmonisation, deregulation and privatisation and political influence -- A new privatisation era? -- Alternatives to privatisation -- Conclusions -- References -- The Policy Debate in Great Britain by C. A. Nash and J. Preston -- -Introduction -- Economic characteristics of railway industries -- Recent empirical evidence -- A case study of privatisation proposals - British Rail -- Current British policy -- Conclusions -- Tables -- References -- Introductory Remarks by Michel Walrave, Secretary-General International Union of Railways, France -- -Introduction -- Proposed definition -- The aims behind privatisation -- Privatisation and public service -- Privatisation, access to infrastructure and competition -- Privatisation and social aspects -- Conclusions -- SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS -- LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 92-821-1182-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 92-821-0537-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1787/9789282105375-en
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