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The Structural Reform Program of 2001 The Structural Reform Program of 2001
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Competition Issues Competition Issues
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Freight Tariffs Freight Tariffs
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Access Charges Access Charges
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The Strategy for Railway Development in the Russian Federation to 2030 The Strategy for Railway Development in the Russian Federation to 2030
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RZhD Daughter Companies and Independent Operators RZhD Daughter Companies and Independent Operators
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The Elder Daughters: Refservice and TransContainer The Elder Daughters: Refservice and TransContainer
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The Younger Daughters: Freight One and Freight Two The Younger Daughters: Freight One and Freight Two
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Private Companies: Friends, Rivals, Suitors of the Daughters? Private Companies: Friends, Rivals, Suitors of the Daughters?
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The Future The Future
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Notes Notes
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References References
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21 Blame the Switchman? Russian Railways Restructuring After Ten Years
Get accessRussell Pittman is the Director of Economic Research at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., and an Adjunct Professor in the New Economic School in Moscow. His research focuses on competition and regulation issues, particularly in developing and transition economies
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Published:01 October 2013
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Abstract
The Russian economy relies on the freight railways to an extraordinary degree. In 2001, after years of debate, the Russian government adopted an ambitious plan to transform this vertically integrated monopoly into a system that would rely more on private investment and competition and less on government ownership and regulation. This chapter examines the state of the industry after ten years of reforms, focusing on competition, tariffs, and private sector participation. Much remains to be decided, in particular the question of whether Russia will move in the direction of one of the three standard models seen in other countries—vertical separation, third-party access, or horizontal separation—or whether it will continue in the direction pursued in Kazakhstan and under discussion in Ukraine—vertical separation, but with locomotives and operations included with the network and competition limited to rolling stock ownership and freight forwarding.
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