Chinese Railways : Reform and Efficiency Improvement Opportunities

Foundations.- Introduction: Chinas Need for Efficient Logistics.- The State of Chinas Logistics Sector and the Role of Chinese Railways.- Methodology for Analysis of Chinese Railways.- The Macro Perspective on Chinese Railways Efficiency: Railway Reform and Deregulation.- Chinese Railways Status Quo.- Approaches to Regulation of Railways.- Suggestions for Regulation of Chinese Railways.- The Micro Perspective on Chinese Railways Efficiency: Improvement of Operational Effectiveness.- Chinese Railways Current Sources of Inefficiency.- Approaches to Railway Efficiency Improvement.- Suggestions for Improvement of Chinese Railways Operational Efficiency.- Conclusions.- Conclusions.