Ebook: Railway Reform : Regulation of Freight Transport Markets.
- Tags: Infrastructure (Economics) - Europe, Railroads -- Europe -- Management, Railroads and state -- Europe
- Year: 2001
- Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Language: English
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This report examines the form regulation should take in rail freight markets to promote efficiency in railways and the wider economy. It analyses issues of monopoly, scale economies, competition, mergers, ownership and the structure of the rail industry. Experience in North America, Australia, Japan, the European Union and countries from eastern and western Europe is reviewed. The need for regulation differs by Read more...