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On Different Tracks Designing Railway Regulation in Britain and Germany
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Martin Lodge
Book Code: C7601
ISBN: 0-275-97601-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97601-9
232 pages, tables
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 11/30/2002
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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  • [A] valuable addition to the studies of the regulatory state and the impact of institutional factors on the selection of regulatory design ideas and their implementation, which has enjoyed increased attention in contemporary public policy research.
    —Political Studies Review     January 2004
Description: The governments of several countries are in the process of reforming their regulatory regimes for the railways, and there is much debate about the appropriate regulation of transport in general and railways in particular--especially in light of environmental concerns about traffic congestion and air pollution and economic concerns about the financing of infrastructure and services. This volume investigates how Britain and Germany regulated their railways at three different points in time over the past century: after the First World War, after the Second World War, and in the 1990s. Its central focus is the design of regulatory regimes and the impact of institutional factors on the selection of design ideas and on processes of isomorphism. By placing a comparative analysis of regulatory design in a historical context and an institutional framework, the author contributes to the current debate on the emergence of the regulatory state in the late 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Isomorphism in Regulatory Choice
  • Regulatory Change after the First World War
  • Institutional Weakness and Domain Orientation in Britain
  • Minimum Insulation and Persistence in Germany
  • The Age of Public Ownership
  • The "Socialisation of Transport" and the Search for Efficiency in Britain
  • Choosing between Domestic "Paths" in West Germany
  • Regulatory Reform and Forms of Privatization
  • "Regulation by Competition" as Switchman for the Traffic of Regulatory Design Ideas in Britain
  • Domain-Oriented Isomorphism and Institutional Compromise in Germany
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2002022437
LCC Class: KJC6903
Dewey Class: 343
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