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Reform of natural monopolies: Challenges, status, prospects of development (for example, reform of rail transport)

Available online: 25 November 2009

Subject Heading: Foreign experience

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The article provides an overview of existing models of the reform of natural monopolies, an analysis of the factors that allow to build an adequate model of optimal reform and enterprise development. The paper discusses some of the methods and means of reforms on the example of different countries (Sweden, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Russia). Using practical examples allow us to analyze in terms of public benefit advantages and disadvantages of different methods of creating competitive relationship.

Keywords: natural monopoly, liberalization, rail transport, infrastructure sector, restructuring, cross-subsidization, operational activities, self-sufficiency, franchise, public corporation, concession

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