How Can Competition be Introduced into Chinese Railways?

Dominique Bouf () and Rong Zhang ()
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Dominique Bouf: LET - Laboratoire d'économie des transports - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - ENTPE - École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Rong Zhang: School of Traffic and Transportation - Tongji University

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Abstract: This paper addresses the issue of railway reform in China. It begins with a description of the strengths and the weaknesses of Chinese railways. There follows a review of the different ways of putting competitive pressure on railways and an analysis of their application to Chinese railways. Intermodal competition, parallel competition, competition for and in the market are analyzed from this perspective. Finally, some recommendations are put forward regarding a gradual reform process for Chinese railways. In particular, the possibility of an on-track duopoly for passenger railways is analyzed.

Keywords: Railway competition; Railway reform; Vertical separation; Horizontal separation; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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Published in Transport Policy, 2005, 12 (4), pp. 345-352. ⟨10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.01.005⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.01.005

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