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Invisible Trade-Offs of Public Values: Inside Dutch Railways

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  • Bauke Steenhuisen
  • Michel van Eeten

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Dutch Railways (NS), a deregulated organization with many stakeholders, deal with multiple, potentially conflicting public values in the operation of a critical infrastructure. This article explains how this organization copes with value-conflicts without making trade-offs. The article has important lessons on safeguarding public values in infrastructure operations.

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  • Bauke Steenhuisen & Michel van Eeten, 2008. "Invisible Trade-Offs of Public Values: Inside Dutch Railways," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 147-152, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:28:y:2008:i:3:p:147-152
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00636.x
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    1. Jenny Stewart, 2006. "Value Conflict and Policy Change," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 23(1), pages 183-195, January.
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    3. Mu, Rui & de Jong, Martin & Ma, Yongchi & Xi, Bao, 2015. "Trading off public values in High-Speed Rail development in China," Journal of Transport Geography, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 66-77.

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