
Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance
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- Cover
- Devolution, Port Governance and Port Performance
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I: Background
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1. Introduction
- 2. What is Devolution?
- 3. What is Governance?
- 4. What is Performance?
- 5. Structure of the Book
- 6. Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 2. Strategic Challenges to Container Ports in a Changing Market Environment
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Trade Routes
- 3. Trends in Logistics
- 4. Trends in Liner Shipping and the Container Terminal Industry
- 5. The Impact on Seaports and Seaport Authorities
- 6. Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Part II: Ports and Port Policy
- Chapter 3. Port Privatisation in the United Kingdom
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Privatisation
- 3. UK Port Policy and Regulation
- 4. UK Port Sector Today
- 5. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 4. Fighting for Money, Investments and Capacity: Port Governance and Devolution in Belgium
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Flanders' Ports in a Nutshell
- 3. Port Governance in Flanders
- 4. Flemish Seaport Policy
- 5. Port Governance Issues: An Assessment
- 6. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 5. Governance Structures of Port Authorities in the Netherlands
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Fit between Environment, Governance Model, Strategy and Capabilities
- 3. The Port Industry in the Netherlands
- 4. A Changing Port Environment
- 5. The effect of Dutch Port Policies on Port Governance
- 6. Rotterdam
- 7. Amsterdam
- 8. Zeeland Seaports
- 9. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Appendix Organization Charts of the Three Port Authorities
- Chapter 6. Port Governance in Italy
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Italian Port System
- 3. The Evolution of the Italian Port Laws
- 4. The Port Reform
- 5. Environment, Structure and Strategy of Italian Ports
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7. Port Governance in Greece
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Background to Port Reform
- 3. Port Reform
- 4. Efficiency-Oriented Post-Reform Strategies
- 5. Economic Context: Uncertainty, Complexity, Dynamism
- 6. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. Port Governance in Turkey
- 1. Introduction
- 2. An Analysis of Turkish Ports from the Perspective of Port Competition
- 3. Port-Related Bodies
- 4. Port Investment, Development and Management
- 5. Discussion
- References
- Chapter 9. The River Plate Basin - A Comparison of Port Devolution Processes on the East Coast of South America
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Case of the River Plate Basin
- 3. Matching Framework Analysis
- 4. Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 10. Port Governance and Privatization in the United States: Public Ownership and Private Operation
- 1. Background
- 2. Port Governance
- 3. Federal Involvement in US Seaport Governance
- 4. Port Governance and Privatization
- 5. Port Privatization
- 6. Conclusion
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 11. Port Devolution and Governance in Canada
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The History of Port Legislation and Control in Canada
- 3. Governance Structures Proposed in 1995
- 4. Port Management Policies
- 5. Evaluation of the NMP Implementation for Ports
- 6. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Appendix A. Allocation of Functions for Canada Port Authorities
- Appendix B. Allocation of Functions for Local/Regional Ports in Canada
- Appendix C. Allocation of Functions for Remote Ports in Canada
- Chapter 12. Port Reform: The Australian Experience
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Background to Reform
- 3. Reform of Australian Ports
- 4. The Success or Otherwise of Corporatisation
- 5. Corporatisation or Microeconomic Reform?
- 6. How Effective is the Corporatisation Model?
- 7. Ownership - Public or Private?
- 8. A Paradigmatic Problem?
- 9. Corporatising the Port of Melbourne: A Case Study
- 10. An Effective Business Model?
- 11. Creating an Effective Government-Owned Business
- 12. A More Effective Model?
- 13. Concluding Comments
- References
- Chapter 13. The Port of Singapore and its Governance Structure
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Background
- 3. Governance Structure
- 4. Future Challenges
- 5. Conclusions
- Note
- References
- Chapter 14. Port Governance in Hong Kong
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Trading Patterns
- 3. The Port of Hong Kong
- 4. Port Governance and Administration
- 5. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 15. Port Governance in China
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Economic Reform
- 3.Corporate Governance
- 4. The Evolution of Port Governance
- 5. Summary and Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 16. Port Governance in Korea
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Korean Ports in General
- 3. Port Governance in Korea
- 4. Korean Port Governance Model
- 5. Concluding Remarks
- Notes
- References
- Part III: Port Governance and Devolution
- Chapter 17. Port Governance, Devolution and the Matching Framework: A Configuration Theory Approach
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Matching Framework
- 3. Structure
- 4. Performance
- 5. Applying the Matching Framework: The Canadian Case
- 6. Implications for Port Governance and Management
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 18. Governance Models Defined
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Administrative Models under the World Bank Port Reform Toolkit
- 3. Other Approaches
- 4. Allocation of Responsibilities
- 5. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 19. Concession Agreements as Port Governance Tools
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Private Terminal Operations in Public Ports
- 3. The Bidding Procedure
- 4. Concession Agreements as Port Governance Tools
- 5. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 20. Stakeholders, Conflicting Interests and Governance in Port Clusters
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Cluster Governance in Seaports
- 3. Stakeholders of Port Clusters
- 4. Conflicting Interests in Seaports
- 5. Analyzing Accommodations in Seaports
- 6. The PA's Role in Shaping Accommodations in Seaports
- 7. Illustration: Accommodations in the Port of Rotterdam
- 8. Port Clusters, Stakeholders and Governance: A Research Agenda
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 21. EU Port Policy: Implications for Port Governance in Europe
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Advancing Intra-Port Competition
- 3. Redefining Inter-Port Competition
- 4. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Part IV: Port Performance
- Chapter 22. Port Performance: An Economics Perspective
- 1. Introduction
- 2. An Economic Model of a Port
- 3. A Single-Port Performance Evaluation Approach
- 4. Multi-Port Performance Evaluation Approach
- 5. Summary
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 23. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Improving Container Port Efficiency
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Data Envelopment Analysis
- 3. Applications of DEA to the Ports Sector
- 4. The Definition of Input and Output Variables
- 5. The Data
- 6. Empirical Results and Analysis
- 7. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 24. Review of Port Performance Approaches and a supply Chain Framework to Port Performance Benchmarking
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Review of the Literature on Port Performance and Benchmarking
- 3. Criteria of Assessment and Evaluation
- 4. Conceptual Model and Framework of Analysis
- 5. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 25. Issues in Measuring Port Devolution Program Performance: A Managerial Perspective
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Literature on Port Devolution Outcomes
- 3. Measuring Performance: A Firm-Level Perspective
- 4. Performance Measurement at Airports: Are there Lessons for Ports?
- 5. Performance Measurement: The Government Perspective
- 6. Performance Metrics and Practices in use
- 7. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Chapter 26. Conclusions and Research Agenda
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Devolution and Performance
- 3. Governance and Outcomes
- 4. Key Findings
- 5. What Next? Performance Instruments
- 6. What's Next? Validating the Linkages
- 7. Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Subject Index
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