Category Archives: Rail transport

The US Railroads- their evolution, structure and operations

By Bodhibrata Nag IIMC WPS No.699/ May, 2012 Both India and the United States of America share a common history of dominant role of railroads in the development of the economy. While the first common carrier of the US, the … Continue reading

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Public Procurement- a case study of the Indian Railways

by Bidhibrata Nag IIMC  WPS No.698/May, 2012 Indian Railways is one of the world’s largest public sector organizations. Its network, traffic, organization and extent of vertical integration are gigantic. This paper undertakes a critical examination of its procurement process to … Continue reading

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Journal of Income and Wealth, Volume 33, No: 2, July-December 2011

Contents 1)      Integrated Economic Statistics for Implementing 2008 SNA A. C. Kulshreshtha 2)      Health and Education Accounts Tarunbala 3)      Health Care Output: A Framework towards Measurement Subhendu Chakrabarthi 4)      An Improvement to Labour Input Method: The Case of Health Care … Continue reading

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India – Railway Budget 2012

Date: 14-March-2012 Focus and Long Term Goals 1. Safety; 2. Consolidation; 3. Decongestion & Capacity Augmentation; 4. Modernisation; 5.  Improve Operating Ratio from 95% to 74% in terminal year of 12th Five Year Plan. URL: http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/…=0,1,304,366,539 Courtesy: Ministry of Railways, India

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Determinants of profitability of US Class I Freight Railroads

Bodhibrata Nag WPS No. 679/ September 2011 US Class I railroads have been operating profitably and carrying substantial market share of traffic, in spite of the inherent disadvantages of rail transport as well as highly developed road, water and air … Continue reading

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