The report provides a description and an assessment of the recent actions carried out by the Mexican government to enhance the quality of regulation and regulatory governance in the rail sector in Mexico. In particular, the report identifies and describes recent regulatory reforms in the rail...

Europe's railways are going through a period of radical restructuring in the drive to improve their efficiency and competitiveness. The emphasis is on fostering commercial freedom through a clearer separation of the roles of the State and of rail enterprises and through a progressive opening of...

Dans ce rapport sur La réforme de la réglementation des chemins de fer en Russie, quelques-uns des plus éminents spécialistes mondiaux examinent la restructuration du secteur. Les chemins de fer, ayant souffert d’une sévère insuffisance d’investissements, sont engagés dans une...

This conference proceedings defines transport benchmarking, analyzes its usefulness to policy makers and discusses what lessons can be drawn at the national and international level for policy makers. The first part examines the different methodological aspects raised by benchmarking methods. The...

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,...

Some very large multinational transport and logistics firms have emerged to provide integrated transport services to shippers in the globalised economy. Do these firms escape regulatory oversight from national competition authorities because of their sheer scale? Do they pose additional threats...

De très importantes entreprises multinationales du transport et de la logistique sont apparues avec pour objectif de fournir des services de transport intégrés à destination des chargeurs, le tout dans le contexte d’une économie mondialisée. Ces entreprises échappent-elles en raison de...