Kononets, A.N. Concession agreements and their role in the sphere of railway transportation: history and modern time

Abstract: This article is devoted to concession agreements and their value in the sphere of railways transportation. The role of concessions grows in the modern world. Mass media more and more stress upon the need to introduce concessions in the sphere of railway transportation. However, Russian history knew concessions, including ones in the sphere of railway transportation in XIX century. Modern stage of reform of transportation calls for analysis of experience of the past.

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