Prof. Dr. Włodzimierz Rydzkowski Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Tendencies affecting contemporary tendencies in transport: deregulation & liberalisation restructuring & privatisation globalisation & integration Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Deregulation revisions or elimination of economic regulations controlling transportation Regulation of transportation Deregulation of transportation Rationales for deregulation Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Basic expectations towards deregulation concerned: Lowering of prices for transport services – encouraged competition among carriers Cahnges in the modal split Bureaucracy limitation and improvement of transport administration Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Inappriopriate implementation of deregulation in transport may have the following consequences: Allocation imperfections Lowered quality of transport services Traffic safety at risk Technical progress stunt Working conditions quality decrease Environment pollution increase Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Results of deregulation in trucking: Lower transport rates Increased efficiency of trucking operations Decrease in railroad services Domination / concentration of carriers Peripheral zones – lower quality of service Enterprises bankruptcy in increase Lower earnings / salaries Lower rates for road safety Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Deregulation in the EU: Beginning in 1989, there is no control over tariffs / rates in international shipments Till end of 1992, all the quantity and load restrictions in international transport were cancelled In 1997, cabotage limits had been abolished Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Air carriers regulations– Chicago Convention Act of 1944 Deregulation beginning dates 1977-1978 Effects of deregulation in the US Hubs-and-spokes system Air carriers concentration Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy
Transport Policy Deregulation & Liberalisation of Transport Deregulation in European Common Market / European Union 3 liberalisation packets 1987-1997 OPEN SKY POLICY LOW-COST AIRLINES Effects of aviation crises after 11.09.2001 LOW-COST airlines – why are they successful? Prof. Dr. W. Rydzkowski Transport Policy