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The privatisation of British rail : how not to run a railway / Sean McCartney and John Stittle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCartney, Sean (College teacher), author.
- Stittle, John, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in accounting
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads and state--Great Britain.
- Railroads and state.
- Railroads--Privatization--Great Britain.
- Railroads.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- 'A Privatisation too Far'.
- 'Engines of Extravagance': The privatised British railway rolling stock industry.
- 'Taken for a Ride': The privatisation of the British railway rolling stock industry.
- 'Carry on up the East Coast'- A case study in railway franchising.
- 'A Very Costly Industry': The cost of Britain's privatised railway.
- Accounting for UK rail freight track charges: privatisation, politics and the pursuit
- of private sector vested interests.
- The 'success story' of rail privatisation in Britain: Public policy and the rail
- freight industry.
- 'Not our problem': UK Government's fiscal obligations towards the privatised
- railway network.
- Accounting for Producer Needs: The case of Britain's rail infrastructure.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
- Other Format:
- Print version: McCartney, Sean. Privatisation of British rail
- ISBN:
- 9780429344480
- 0429344481
- 9781000880960
- 1000880966
- Publisher Number:
- 40031842524
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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