The privatisation of Japanese National Railways : railway management, market and policy / Tatsujiro Ishikawa and Mitsuhide Imashiro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ishikawa, Tatsujiro, 1921- author.

Contributor:

Imashiro, Mitsuhide, 1969- editor.

Series:

Bloomsbury academic collections.

Bloomsbury academic collections, 2051-0012

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nihon Kokuyū Tetsudō.

Railroads and state--Japan.

Railroads and state.

Railroads--Deregulation--Japan.

Railroads.

Railroads--Privatization--Japan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"An account of the situation which brought about the privatization of JNR in 1987, the processes of privatization, break-up and deregulation, and the new private railway companies. This account is seen in the context of the Japanese transport system as a whole, and takes into account the differing requirements of urban and rural areas. First published in 1998, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Restructuring of the Japanese National Railways and its Problems; 2 Outcome of the Privatisation of the Japanese National Railways; 3 The Foundation of JNR''s Reconstruction. The Problems of a Large Organization and Decentralized Control; 4 Provincial Railway Policy and the Third Sector Railways in Japan; 5 Issues after JNR Reform; 6 The Problems of JNR as a Public Corporation; Chronology; Railway Maps; Statistics; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; W

Notes:

Originally published: London: Athlone Press, 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267) and index.

ISBN:

9781472553614

1472553616

9781780939292

1780939299

OCLC:

1162853374