Moving millions : the commercial success and political controversies of Hong Kong's railways /

This comprehensive analysis of the Hong Kong railways provides an analysis of the exceptionally profitable model followed by the MTRC and the KCRC and the social costs behind their success. The book traces the railway governance over the last thirty years as Hong Kong underwent rapid socio-economic...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Yeung, Rikkie
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2008.
Sujets:
Geschichte 1970-2007
Railroads > China > Hong Kong.
Railroads and state > China > Hong Kong.
Transports ferroviaires > Politique gouvernementale > Chine > Hongkong.
Economics, finance, business and management.
Industry and industrial studies.
Transport industries.
Railway transport industries.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > General.
Railroads.
Railroads and state.
Eisenbahn
China > Hong Kong.
Hongkong
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; A Note on Referencing, Tables and Endnotes; List of Tables and Figures; Abbreviations; PART I: Political and Policy Context; 1 Railways as Part of the Hong Kong Miracle; 2 Serving a Community at Change; 3 Hong Kong's Railways versus International Experience; PART II: Contrast in Corporate Governance; 4 Pioneer MTRC versus KCRC Bureaucracy; 5 MTRC's Struggles for Profits and Autonomy; 6 KCRC's Governance Controversies; PART III: Challenges in Railway and Property Development; 7 Leading Railway Builder versus Controversial Project Manager.

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