ISBN-13: 9781780939278 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 288 str.
An account of the situation which brought about the privatization of JNR in 1987, the processes of privatization, break-up and deregulation, and the new private railway companies. This account is seen in the context of the Japanese transport system as a whole, and takes into account the differing requirements of urban and rural areas.First published in 1998, this title is part of the Bloomsbury Academic Collections series.