PRIVATIZATION PROBLEMS AT INDUSTRY LEVEL. ROAD HAULAGE IN CENTRAL EUROPE
At the end of the 1980s, the road transport industries of Poland and Hungary emerged from decades of socialist organization with a small number of massive state owned enterprises, surrounded by a margin of small-scale private haulage that had been growing steadily during the preceding ten years. In the year after the decisive turn in their political systems, both countries formulated privatization programs. In their programs, road haulage was earmarked for privatization but the strategy to be applied to the industry was left open. The problems that these countries face as they set about reforming and privatizing are partly industry-specific and in part problems of broader strategy and procedure. In general, the goals of privatization are: the promise of raising productivity, creating new jobs, increased competition, offering incentives for commercial and profit-seeking management, and while laws may change, privatization should be accomplished within the framework of existing laws.
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Authors:
- Bennathan, E
- Thompson, L S
- Publication Date: 1992
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: 49 p.
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Serial:
- WORLD BANK DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Publisher: World Bank
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Privatization; Strategic planning; Trucking
- Geographic Terms: Hungary; Poland
- Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00712465
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0821322451
- Report/Paper Numbers: Paper 182
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 10 1995 12:00AM