Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: The Embedded Politics of Institutional Change in Postcommunism -- 2. Institutional Experiments and the Emergence of Industrial Networks in Communist Czechoslovakia -- 3. State Designs for Defining...

This book, written by Britain's leading railway historian, provides an authoritative account of the progress made by British Rail prior to privatisation and a unique insight into its difficult role in the government's privatisation planning from 1989. Based on privileged access to the British...