EU Railway Policy-Making

On Track?
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-27448-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 181 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3452 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics

Through policy and intervention national governments in Europe have long held an active interest in railways, an interest that has transferred to the supranational level via the EU commission. This book explores why the EU Commission has been so slow in creating an EU railway policy, pointing the finger at strong resistance by national governments

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dyrhauge, H.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table and figures Acknowledgements and preface Abbreviations and Acronyms 1. Introduction 2. Diverging National Railway Policies 3. The Early Days of EU integration 1956-1991 4. Towards Market Opening 1992-2007 5. Towards a Competitive Railway Sector 2007-2012 6. State Aid in an Open Market 7. Creating a Single European Infrastructure 8. shifting the Modal Balance to Environmental Friendly Rail 9. The Past, the Present and the Future of EU Railway Policy Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Helen Dyrhauge holds a PhD in EU Public Policy and Governance from School of Politics and International Studies (POLIS), University of Leeds, UK, and is assistant professor at Department of Society and Globalisation, Roskilde University, Denmark.