Abstract: Das Buch eröffnet eine neue Perspektive für die entscheidende Phase der deutschen Eisenbahnreform. Die verbreitete Forderung zur „Trennung von Netz und Betrieb“ als notwendige Bedingung für einen Erfolg der Reform wird in Frage gestellt. Alternative Zukunftsmodelle -...

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,...

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...