Supporting the Sustainable Development of Railway Transport in Developing Countries

Agnes Wanjiku Wangai, Daniel Rohacs and Anita Boros
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Agnes Wanjiku Wangai: Department of Aeronautics, Naval Architecture, and Railway Vehicles, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
Daniel Rohacs: Department of Aeronautics, Naval Architecture, and Railway Vehicles, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, H-1111 Budapest, Hungary
Anita Boros: Globalization Competence Center, Széchenyi István University, H-9026 Győr, Hungary

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: Generally, the development process of the railway transport system is determined by the market pull effects initiated by the economy and society and the market push effects induced by technological progress. The policymakers can provide a balance between these two effects; this results in more effective, safer, and greener future railway systems. In developing countries, the railway systems lag compared to the developed economies. Therefore, the supporting management tools and legal supports for policymakers and strategic management play significant roles in the development of future sustainable transport systems. This paper deals with such required tools and the potential legal framework that support the development of sustainable railway systems in developing countries. The major novelty and advantages of the introduced methodology is the harmonised interaction between society, economic demands, technological development, and regulation. The proposed tools are applied to the Kenya rail system development.

Keywords: railway transport; strategic development; developing countries; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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