Title: Liberalisation of the railway industry in Europe: toward a sustainable system through process view

Authors: Bulcsu Szekely

Addresses: Lappeenranta University of Technology, Kouvola Research Unit, Prikaatintie 9, FIN 45100 Kouvola, Finland

Abstract: In this research, the target is to tackle the evolutional development of the railway segment. The objective is to shed a light on the transformation schemes in Europe so that it would be possible for countries to set up better policies to manage their efforts. In overall, it can be claimed that the ability of governments to leverage lean strategies is the key. In addition, it is essential to impose regulatory measures to be able to control the efficiency of consolidation procedures of core service providers. Stimulating competition is the hardest issue for Poland and Hungary.

Keywords: Europe; Hungary; liberalisation process; Poland; railways; sustainability; sustainable development; lean strategies; regulation; competition stimulation; railway industry; government policy.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSE.2009.023046

International Journal of Sustainable Economy, 2009 Vol.1 No.2, pp.167 - 185

Published online: 08 Feb 2009 *

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