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Railway transport liberalization in the European Union: Freight, labor and health toward the year 2020 in Spain

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  • López Peláez, Antonio
  • Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, Sagrario
  • Kyriakou, Dimitris

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The year 2010 is a key year for European railway transport as it marks the liberalization of the railway sector in a context of economic crisis. The railway sector is a driving force behind the economy of any country. In the case of Spain, in particular, the sector is undergoing a process of liberalization following large public investments that have provided the country with one of the most extensive high-speed railway networks in Europe. Using a methodological approach that seeks a balance between future studies and constructivist studies on the interaction between technology and society, we examine the present and future consequences of railway transport liberalization, in the case-study of Spain, focusing on a key aspect of the process: changes in occupational health and safety conditions in a sector that must ensure full passenger, worker and freight safety. Through a comparison of actual risks, perceived risks and foreseeable risks, we analyze the main shortcomings of the liberalization model that is currently being implemented and strategies for dealing with foreseeable risks in a scenario of change.

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  • López Peláez, Antonio & Segado Sánchez-Cabezudo, Sagrario & Kyriakou, Dimitris, 2012. "Railway transport liberalization in the European Union: Freight, labor and health toward the year 2020 in Spain," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 79(8), pages 1388-1398.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:79:y:2012:i:8:p:1388-1398
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.05.007
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    1. Agata Marcysiak, 2020. "Analysis of the Rail Transport Market in Poland," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(Special 1), pages 819-832.

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