Comparing three models for introduction of competition into railways

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 47, Issue PART2, 2013, Pages 191-206

  Nash, Chris ^a   Nilsson, Jan Eric ^b   Link, Heike ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b VTI ^*  (United States)

^c DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); FINANCIAL PROVISION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; REFORM PROCESS; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

GERMANY; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84876869101     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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