Indian Railways Report 2001 : Policy Imperatives for Reinvention and Growth (3 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I : Executive Summary : 1. Key issues facing Indian Railways. 2. Rail restructuring : global experiences and their implications for Indian Railways. 3. The demand for and supply of railway services : trends and prospects. 4. The future of Indian Railways : investment requirements 2001-2016. 5. Financing Indian Railways (2001-2016). 6. Financing plan for the strategic high growth scenario. 7. Railways restructuring : using information technology for greater efficiency. 8. Reinventing Indian Railways. Vol. II : The Main Report : Part I : I. Key issues facing Indian Railways : 1. The Indian Railways: background. 2. Current activities. 3. Role of the railways. 4. Organisation. 5. Finance. 6. The new economic context. 7. Issues facing Indian Railways. 8. Indian Railways: purpose. 9. Proposed purpose statement. II. Rail restructuring : global experiences and their implications for Indian Railways :1. Introduction. 2. Why restructure? Reasons for changing track. 3. How to restructure : approaches to change. 4. Was restructuring worth the effort? 5. Implications for Indian Railways. III. The demand for and supply of railway services : trends and prospects : 1. Introduction. 2. Trends in freight and passenger traffic. 3. A general analysis of underlying factors.4. GDP growth, household incomes and the potential for railway traffic. 5. Price sensitivity of freight and passenger traffic. 6. Simulations of revenue growth. 7. Strategic imperatives. IV. The future of Indian Railways : investment requirements 2001-2016 : 1. Introduction. 2. Five 427 pp.…