Preface / Blas L. Pérez Henríquez and Elizabeth Deakin -- What have we learned so far from high-speed rail systems around the world? -- Introduction to HSR / Elizabeth Deakin -- Realizing the potential of HSR : the United Kingdom experience / David Banister and Moshe Givoni -- The Shinkansen...

The liberalisation and privatisation of network utilities lead to the establishment of regulatory regimes. On the national level, regulatory regimes not only include a highly visible single regulatory body, they also combine three institutions: a sector-specific regulatory agency, a ministry and...