Eurotunnel Versus the Ferries

ISBN-10
1526447568
ISBN-13
9781526447562
Category
Competition
Language
English
Published
2006
Authors
David Besanko, Christopher Stori

Description

The case explains the financing and construction of the tunnel between England and France under the channel and the difficult decisions in terms of pricing the new operator of the tunnel (Eurotunnel) must make in order to compete against the well-established ferry companies.

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