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Restructuring Sweden's Railways: the Unintentional Deregulation

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: In 1988, Sweden made a vertical cut in its nationalised railway monopoly; since then, infrastructure is handled by a public-sector agency while trains initially were run by a government-owned monopolist. This paper seeks to describe this reorganisation, the subsequent process towards free entry and competition in parts of the sector and the consequences of these changes. It is argued that the policies have not focussed (ticket) prices and competition issues and rather been directed towards the sectors inability to recover costs, which seems to be a Europe-wide phenomenon. Some recommendations for further changes of the industry are suggested.

Source: Diva portal (Dalarna University Library)

Author: Jan-Eric Nilsson

Language: English

Topic: Transport and Economic Policies

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1557724098

FWCI: 10.41

Cites: 5

Cited by: 37

Related to: 10