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

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 th...

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Place / Publishing House:Kent, England : : Global Oriental,, [2003]
©2003
Year of Publication:2003
Language:English
Japanese
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Includes index.
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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.