Japanese national railways, its break-up and privatization : : how Japan's passenger rail services became the envy of the world / / Yoshiyuki Kasai.

• VerfasserIn: Kasai, Yoshiyuki, 1940-2022,
• Place / Publishing House: Kent, England : : Global Oriental,, [2003]; ©2003
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English; Japanese
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

This is a rare look into the politics and economics of the largest and arguably most dramatic privatization undertaken in Japan. Yoshiuki Kasai, President of JR Central, guides readers through first-hand accounts of the history of JNR's break-up, the political and internal obstacles faced in the reform process, and the major lessons drawn through his experiences. At the end of the book Kasai is joined by Diethelm Sack and Sir Steve Robson in a discussion of major issues encountered in railway reforms in Japan, Germany and the UK.

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Merits and demerits of Japanese National Railways and its inherent defects -- 2 JNR's collapse -- 3 Collapse of labour relations -- 4 The Second Administrative Reform Committee (SARC) -- 5 The JNR Reorganization Advisory Panel (JNR RAP) -- 6 The floodgates open -- 7 Summing up: the establishment of JR - 15 years on -- Panel discussion on rail privatization.