Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina
Argentina privatized many of its railway services by concession contract during the early 1990s. The reforms have been remarkable for their speed and innovation - despite the complexity of the issues and the lack of "off-the-shelf" model...
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okr-10986-116122021-06-14T11:04:38Z Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina Carbajo, José Estache, Antonio BUS SERVICES CANT COMMUTER RAIL CONCESSION CONCESSION AGREEMENTS CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSIONAIRE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRIDOR DEFICITS ECO EMPLOYMENT FARES FREIGHT FREIGHT CONCESSIONS FREIGHT SERVICES INVENTORY LOCOMOTIVES PASSENGER PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGERS PENALTIES PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY RAIL RAIL CONCESSIONS RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL OPERATORS RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY CONCESSIONS RAILWAY RESTRUCTURING RAILWAY SERVICES RAILWAYS ROLLING STOCK ROUTES SAFETY SAVINGS SPEED STATIONS TRACK TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPORT TRIPS TRUCKS RAILWAYS PASSENGER VEHICLES DENATIONALIZATION SUBSIDIES FREIGHT TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Argentina privatized many of its railway services by concession contract during the early 1990s. The reforms have been remarkable for their speed and innovation - despite the complexity of the issues and the lack of "off-the-shelf" models to follow at the time. The overall result has been positive. Many services have improved. Traffic has grown-up about 180 million passenger trips a year. Subsidies have been cut dramatically - down from US$2 billion or so a year to a little more that US$100 million. But as with any complex reform, there is an unfinished agenda. And with the Argentine approach becoming a model for other countries in Latin America this review of the lessons starting to emerge from the reform experience is a timely one. 2012-08-13T15:32:07Z 2012-08-13T15:32:07Z 1996-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/696265/railway-concessions-heading-down-right-track-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11612 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 88 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Argentina |
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BUS SERVICES CANT COMMUTER RAIL CONCESSION CONCESSION AGREEMENTS CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSIONAIRE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRIDOR DEFICITS ECO EMPLOYMENT FARES FREIGHT FREIGHT CONCESSIONS FREIGHT SERVICES INVENTORY LOCOMOTIVES PASSENGER PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGERS PENALTIES PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY RAIL RAIL CONCESSIONS RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL OPERATORS RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY CONCESSIONS RAILWAY RESTRUCTURING RAILWAY SERVICES RAILWAYS ROLLING STOCK ROUTES SAFETY SAVINGS SPEED STATIONS TRACK TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPORT TRIPS TRUCKS RAILWAYS PASSENGER VEHICLES DENATIONALIZATION SUBSIDIES FREIGHT TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE |
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BUS SERVICES CANT COMMUTER RAIL CONCESSION CONCESSION AGREEMENTS CONCESSION CONTRACT CONCESSIONAIRE CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT CORRIDOR DEFICITS ECO EMPLOYMENT FARES FREIGHT FREIGHT CONCESSIONS FREIGHT SERVICES INVENTORY LOCOMOTIVES PASSENGER PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAFFIC PASSENGERS PENALTIES PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY RAIL RAIL CONCESSIONS RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE RAIL OPERATORS RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY CONCESSIONS RAILWAY RESTRUCTURING RAILWAY SERVICES RAILWAYS ROLLING STOCK ROUTES SAFETY SAVINGS SPEED STATIONS TRACK TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVELS TRANSPORT TRIPS TRUCKS RAILWAYS PASSENGER VEHICLES DENATIONALIZATION SUBSIDIES FREIGHT TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Carbajo, José Estache, Antonio Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina |
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Argentina privatized many of its railway
services by concession contract during the early 1990s. The
reforms have been remarkable for their speed and innovation
- despite the complexity of the issues and the lack of
"off-the-shelf" models to follow at the time. The
overall result has been positive. Many services have
improved. Traffic has grown-up about 180 million passenger
trips a year. Subsidies have been cut dramatically - down
from US$2 billion or so a year to a little more that US$100
million. But as with any complex reform, there is an
unfinished agenda. And with the Argentine approach becoming
a model for other countries in Latin America this review of
the lessons starting to emerge from the reform experience is
a timely one. |
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Publications & Research :: Viewpoint |
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Carbajo, José Estache, Antonio |
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Carbajo, José Estache, Antonio |
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Carbajo, José |
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Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina |
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Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina |
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Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina |
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Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina |
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Railway Concessions : Heading Down the Right Track in Argentina |
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railway concessions : heading down the right track in argentina |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/696265/railway-concessions-heading-down-right-track-argentina http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11612 |
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