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Assessing Public Sector Performance: The Case of Western European Railways. Volume 4: Transport Management

John M. Preston

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The need for studies of public sector performance is outlined with specific reference to European railways and three analytical techniques are reviewed. Using the results from 12 different measures, it is found there is considerable variation in the performance of Western Europe’s railways over time, at any particular time and across methodologies.

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The need for studies of public sector performance is outlined with specific reference to European railways and three analytical techniques are reviewed. Using the results from 12 different measures, it is found there is considerable variation in the performance of Western Europe’s railways over time, at any particular time and across methodologies.

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The need for studies of public sector performance is outlined with specific reference to European railways and three analytical techniques are reviewed. Using the results from 12 different measures, it is found there is considerable variation in the performance of Western Europe’s railways over time, at any particular time and across methodologies.

Key concepts: Public sector, Public transport, Regional science, Western europe, Operations research, Business, Transport engineering, Geography

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