Darstellung und Bewertung des Eisenbahnneuordnungsgesetzes, das eine verbesserte Unternehmensform und eine Steigerung der Wirtschaftlichkeit bei den deutschen Bahnen bewirken soll. Der Autor untersucht einzelne Abschnitte des Gesetzes, weist auf Schwachstellen hin und bringt Vorschläge für...

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...

Although huge, Chinese Railways are a bottleneck for economic growth in China. The state-owned enterprise returns a small profit but is severely capacity constrained and burdened with inefficiency. Based on interviews with Chinese experts, benchmarking with railways in the US, Germany, Russia,...