Liberalization of transportation services in the EU: the Polish perspective

Titel: Liberalization of transportation services in the EU: the Polish perspective / Andrzej Cieślik ... (eds.)
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Veröffentlicht: Frankfurt, M. : PL Acad. Research, 2015
Umfang: 306 Seiten : Diagramme ; 21 cm
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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Polish studies in economics ; 6
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ISBN: 3631655665 ; 9783631655665
  • Introduction
  • p. 9
  • 1
  • The European Transport System - Major Challenges
  • p. 13
  • 1.1
  • The role of transport costs in regional and international integration
  • p. 13
  • 1.1.1
  • The role of intangible components in lowering transport costs
  • p. 13
  • 1.1.2
  • Transportation costs and regional trading blocs
  • p. 16
  • 1.2
  • Rationale for liberalization of the transport sector of the EU
  • p. 18
  • 1.2.1
  • From public monopolies to contestable markets in the US and Europe
  • p. 18
  • 1.2.2
  • Potential gains from European integration and the liberalization in transport sector
  • p. 24
  • 1.3
  • Is there a common European transport system?
  • p. 27
  • 1.3.1
  • Liberalization: a sectorial and horizontal approach
  • p. 27
  • 1.3.2
  • Liberalization: a horizontal approach: Services Directive 2006
  • p. 32
  • 1.4
  • The liberalization of European transport services: major challenges
  • p. 37
  • 1.4.1
  • Weakness of common European infrastructure
  • p. 37
  • 1.4.2
  • Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area-Toward a competitive and resource efficient transport system White Paper 2011
  • p. 42
  • 2
  • Transportation Services and Global Value Chains
  • p. 47
  • 2.1
  • The emergence of global value chains
  • p. 47
  • 2.2
  • Transportation costs and global value chains
  • p. 50
  • 2.3
  • Transportation services and inventories management for global value chains
  • p. 56
  • 2.4
  • Some stylized facts on transportation services and global supply chains
  • p. 61
  • 2.5
  • Poland in the global value chain - the role of the transport sector
  • p. 67
  • 2.6
  • Conclusions
  • p. 71
  • 3
  • An Overview of the Inter Modal Transport Sectors in Poland and the EU-27
  • p. 73
  • 3.1
  • The structure of the European transport sectors
  • p. 73
  • 3.2
  • The importance of the transport sector in Poland and the EU-27
  • p. 76
  • 3.3
  • The transport sector in Poland
  • p. 80
  • 3.3.1
  • Developments in transport sub-sectors
  • p. 83
  • 3.4
  • Conclusions
  • p. 107
  • 4
  • The Regulatory Framework and the Market Structure in Road Freight Transportation
  • p. 109
  • 4.1
  • The liberalization of EU rules and regulations
  • p. 112
  • 4.2
  • Road transportation in Poland
  • p. 116
  • 4.2.1
  • Market access
  • p. 116
  • 4.2.2
  • Prices, social conditions, technical conditions, and safety
  • p. 118
  • 4.3
  • Road infrastructure in Poland
  • p. 120
  • 4.4
  • The market structure of the Polish road freight transport sector
  • p. 124
  • 4.5
  • Conclusions
  • p. 127
  • 5
  • The Regulatory Framework and the Market Structure in Rail Transport Services
  • p. 131
  • 5.1
  • International rules and regulations
  • p. 133
  • 5.1.1
  • The International Union of Railways
  • p. 133
  • 5.1.2
  • The Intergovernmental Organization for International Carnage by Rail (OTIF)
  • p. 133
  • 5.2
  • Rules and regulations in the European Union
  • p. 134
  • 5.2.1
  • The First Railway Package
  • p. 136
  • 5.2.2
  • The Second Railway Package
  • p. 137
  • 5.2.3
  • The Third Railway Package
  • p. 138
  • 5.2.4
  • Further steps toward the Single European Railway Area
  • p. 139
  • 5.2.5
  • Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), Pan-European Rail Corridors, and transport infrastructure
  • p. 140
  • 5.3
  • The regulatory framework in the Polish rail Transportation Sector
  • p. 141
  • 5.3.1
  • The organization of Poland's railways and market access
  • p. 142
  • 5.3.2
  • The state of competition
  • p. 147
  • 5.3.3
  • International transport and the quality of Poland's rail infrastructure
  • p. 150
  • 5.4
  • Conclusions
  • p. 157
  • Appendix to Chapter 5
  • p. 159
  • 6
  • The Regulatory Framework and the Market Structure of Maritime Transportation Services
  • p. 161
  • 6.1
  • Maritime freight transportation services
  • p. 161
  • 6.2
  • International rules and regulations
  • p. 164
  • 6.2.1
  • Regulations relating to safety and the environment
  • p. 165
  • 6.2.2
  • Regulations relating to commercial operations and practices
  • p. 166
  • 6.3
  • European Union rules and regulations
  • p. 168
  • 6.3.1
  • The internal market
  • p. 169
  • 6.3.2
  • Port infrastructure
  • p. 170
  • 6.3.3
  • Social conditions
  • p. 171
  • 6.3.4
  • Safety and the environment
  • p. 171
  • 6.4
  • Polish maritime rules and regulations
  • p. 174
  • 6.4.1
  • The state of competition
  • p. 179
  • 6.5
  • Conclusions
  • p. 183
  • 7
  • The Regulatory Framework and the State of Competition in Air Transport Services
  • p. 187
  • 7.1
  • International rules and regulations
  • p. 188
  • 7.2
  • Rules and regulations in the European Union
  • p. 192
  • 7.2.1
  • The First Aviation Liberalization Package
  • p. 193
  • 7.2.2
  • The Second Aviation Liberalization Package
  • p. 194
  • 7.2.3
  • The Third Aviation Liberalization Package
  • p. 195
  • 7.2.4
  • The Single European Sky Packages I & II
  • p. 196
  • 7.3
  • Regulation of air transport services in Poland
  • p. 198
  • 7.3.1
  • Introduction
  • p. 198
  • 7.3.2
  • Legal framework
  • p. 199
  • 7.3.3
  • Market structure and competition
  • p. 208
  • 7.4
  • Conclusions
  • p. 216
  • Appendix to Chapter 7
  • p. 218
  • 8
  • Trade in Transportation Services: Aggregate and Firm Level Data Analysis
  • p. 221
  • 8.1
  • Trade by the transportation services of Poland
  • p. 223
  • 8.2
  • Firm level analysis of the transport sector in Poland
  • p. 226
  • 8.2.1
  • General firm characteristics
  • p. 227
  • 8.2.2
  • Export activity in the Polish transport sector
  • p. 233
  • 8.3
  • Conclusions
  • p. 240
  • Appendix to Chapter 8
  • p. 242
  • 9
  • The Implications of the Liberalization of Rail Services in Europe
  • p. 249
  • 9.1
  • Quantification of the restrictiveness of policy in the Rail transportation sector using the gravity approach
  • p. 250
  • 9.2
  • Quantification of the restrictiveness of policy in the rail transportation sector in the context of EU integration
  • p. 258
  • 9.3
  • The impact of institutional liberalization on rail services' trade
  • p. 266
  • 9.3.1
  • Whole rail transport services (BOP Code 219)
  • p. 269
  • 9.3.2
  • Rail passenger transport services (BOP Code 220)
  • p. 272
  • 9.3.3
  • Rail freight transport services (BOP Code 221)
  • p. 273
  • 9.3.4
  • Concluding remarks
  • p. 277
  • 9.4
  • Conclusions
  • p. 277
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • p. 281
  • References
  • p. 287