Stát a železnice - sňatek z rozumu?

Title in English The State and the railways - a marriage of convenience?
Authors

KVIZDA Martin

Year of publication 2008
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

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Description Since the beginning of the rail transport in the 19th century the state regulated construction of railways and their operation - with varying intensity, with different goals, with different results. There are many examples of abuse competitive position, distortion of market relations, cartels, monopolies, network effects and consequences of a revaluation, the problem of fixed costs, etc. in the history - and we can too often find more or less hidden state action behind. Selected case studies help answer the question: why still we go by train, when we drive a car and fly?

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