Bier / Joosten / Glyer Effects of Deregulation on Safety

Implications Drawn from the Aviation, Rail, and United Kingdom Nuclear Power Industries
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4615-0259-3
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, eBook

Effects of Deregulation on Safety provides a comprehensive overview of the safety experiences of these three case study industries and their implications for the U.S. nuclear power industry. The treatment of the subject is not highly technical, and hence is accessible to a wide range of readers with interests in the subject matter. The book draws on literature from roughly 250 references, ranging from brief news articles to book-length studies of deregulation in a particular industry, as well as original in-depth interviews with representatives of all three case study industries. This wealth of empirical background information allows the book to go beyond mere speculation about the possible adverse safety consequences of deregulation, to identify situations in which particular adverse safety consequences actually occurred. The experience of the case study industries indicates that economic deregulation need not be incompatible with a reasonable safety record, especially in those aspects of safety that are positively related to productivity. But that safety also cannot be taken for granted after deregulation. Careful management attention is needed in order to avoid the types of safety problems that were associated with deregulation in the case study industries.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bier, Vicki

Joosten, James

Glyer, David

Tracey, Jennifer

Welsh, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Aviation Deregulation Literature Review.- 3. Aviation Industry Interviews.- 4. Rail Deregulation Literature Review.- 5. Rail Industry Interviews.- 6. United Kingdom Electricity Supply Industry Deregulation Literature Review.- 7. United Kingdom Electricity Supply Industry Interviews and Safety Audits.- 8. Relevance of Case Studies to the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry.- 9. Summary and Conclusions.- References.